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1982 United States Supreme Court case From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brown v. Socialist Workers '74 Campaign Committee, 459 U.S. 87 (1982), was a United States Supreme Court case that dealt with political speech, and whether a state could require a minor political party to disclose its membership, expenditures, and contributors.
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Brown v. Socialist Workers '74 Campaign Committee | |
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Argued October 4, 1982 Decided December 8, 1982 | |
Full case name | Brown, et al. v. Socialist Workers '74 Campaign Committee (Ohio), et al. |
Docket no. | 81-776 |
Citations | 459 U.S. 87 (more) 103 S. Ct. 416; 74 L. Ed. 2d 250; 1982 U.S. LEXIS 169 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Case history | |
Prior | Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio |
Holding | |
States cannot require a minor political party to disclose its membership or associates, when doing so would jeopardize the safety of those persons. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Marshall, joined by Burger, Brennan, White, Blackmun (parts I, III, IV), Powell |
Concurrence | Blackmun |
Concur/dissent | O'Connor, joined by Rehnquist, Stevens |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. I |
At the time, most states required political parties to disclose their contributions and expenditures; in 1982, the Court ruled that the Socialist Workers Party, a minor party in Ohio, was not required to disclose its contributors or recipients, on the basis of retributive animus and harassment if party functionaries did so.[1]
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