Dombrowski v. Pfister

Dombrowski v. Pfister
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 25, 1965
Decided April 26, 1965
Full case nameDombrowski, et al. v. Pfister, Chairman, Joint Legislative Committee on Un-American Activities of the Louisiana Legislature, et al.
Citations380 U.S. 479 (more)
85 S. Ct. 1116; 14 L. Ed. 2d 22; 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1351
Holding
A court may enjoin enforcement of a statute that is so overbroad in its prohibition of unprotected speech that it substantially prohibits protected speech — especially if the statute is being enforced in bad faith.[1]
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Arthur Goldberg
Case opinions
MajorityBrennan, joined by Warren, Douglas, White, Goldberg
DissentHarlan, joined by Clark
Black and Stewart took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. I
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Dombrowski v. Pfister, 380 U.S. 479 (1965), was a landmark[2][3] United States Supreme Court case brought forth by Dr. James Dombrowski along with William Kunstler, founder of the Center for Constitutional Rights, against the governor of Louisiana, law enforcement officers, and the chairperson of the state's Legislative Joint Committee on Un-American Activities for prosecuting or threatening to prosecute his organization under several state subversion statutes.

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  3. ^ Lateer, James (November 16, 2017). Three Barons: The Organizational Chart of the JFK assassination (First Edition) --> Chapter "The Facts Surrounding The Prisoner Oswald". Trine Day LLC. ISBN 9781634241434. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.