Keyishian et al. v. Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York et al.

Decided January 23, 1967. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 105 · 385 U.S. 589 (1967) · Cited 1,655 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Adler v. Board of Ed. of City of New York · 342 U.S. 485 (1952)
• Baggett v. Bullitt · 377 U.S. 360 (1964)
• Cramp v. Board of Public Instruction of Orange Cty. · 368 U.S. 278 (1961)
• Elfbrandt v. Russell · 384 U.S. 11 (1966)
• Garner v. Board of Public Works of Los Angeles · 341 U.S. 716 (1951)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• Shelton v. Tucker · 364 U.S. 479 (1960)
• Speiser v. Randall · 357 U.S. 513 (1958)
• Yates v. United States · 354 U.S. 298 (1957)
• Beilan v. Board of Public Ed., School Dist. of Philadelphia · 357 U.S. 399 (1958)
• Dombrowski v. Pfister · 380 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Dennis v. United States · 341 U.S. 494 (1951)
• Aptheker v. Secretary of State · 378 U.S. 500 (1964)
• Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NM · 353 U.S. 232 (1957)
• Wieman v. Updegraff · 344 U.S. 183 (1952)
• Scales v. United States · 367 U.S. 203 (1961)
• Herndon v. Lowry · 301 U.S. 242 (1937)
• Noto v. United States · 367 U.S. 290 (1961)
• New York Times Co. v. Sullivan · 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
• Sherbert v. Verner · 374 U.S. 398 (1963)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• Stromberg v. California · 283 U.S. 359 (1931)
• Lovell v. City of Griffin · 303 U.S. 444 (1938)
• De Jonge v. Oregon · 299 U.S. 353 (1937)
• Sweezy v. New Hampshire Ex Rel. Wyman · 354 U.S. 234 (1957)
• Slochower v. Board of Higher Ed. of New York City · 350 U.S. 551 (1956)
• Schneiderman v. United States · 320 U.S. 118 (1943)
• United States v. Lovett · 328 U.S. 303 (1946)
• Torcaso v. Watkins · 367 U.S. 488 (1961)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Elrod v. Burns · 427 U.S. 347 (1976)
• Branti v. Finkel · 445 U.S. 507 (1980)
• Grutter v. Bollinger · 539 U.S. 306 (2003)
• Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges v. Knight · 465 U.S. 271 (1984)
• Board of Ed., Island Trees Union Free School Dist. No. 26 v. Pico · 457 U.S. 853 (1982)
• Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. Myers · 461 U.S. 138 (1983)
• Johnson v. United States · 576 U.S. 591 (2015)
• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · 408 U.S. 564 (1972)
• Arnett v. Kennedy · 416 U.S. 134 (1974)
• University of Pennsylvania v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 493 U.S. 182 (1990)
• Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, Inc. v. Wadmond · 401 U.S. 154 (1971)
• Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty. · 391 U.S. 563 (1968)
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
• Laird v. Tatum · 408 U.S. 1 (1972)
• Regents of the University of Michigan v. Ewing · 474 U.S. 214 (1985)
• Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier · 484 U.S. 260 (1988)
• Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc. · 512 U.S. 753 (1994)
• Perry v. Sindermann · 408 U.S. 593 (1972)
• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District · 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke · 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
• Zwickler v. Koota · 389 U.S. 241 (1967)
• Rust v. Sullivan · 500 U.S. 173 (1991)
• Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois · 497 U.S. 62 (1990)
• Epperson v. Arkansas · 393 U.S. 97 (1968)
• California v. LaRue · 409 U.S. 109 (1972)
• Healy v. James · 408 U.S. 169 (1972)
• United States v. Robel · 389 U.S. 258 (1967)
• O'Hare Truck Service, Inc. v. City of Northlake · 518 U.S. 712 (1996)
• Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth · 529 U.S. 217 (2000)
• Baird v. State Bar of Arizona · 401 U.S. 1 (1971)

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