| Garner v. Board of Public Works | |
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| Argued April 25, 1951 Decided June 4, 1951 | |
| Full case name | Garner, et al. v. Board of Public Works of Los Angeles, et al. |
| Citations | 341 U.S. 716 (more) 71 S. Ct. 909; 95 L. Ed. 1317; 1951 U.S. LEXIS 1731 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | From the District Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District |
| Holding | |
| A municipal loyalty oath which required an oath and affidavit about one's beliefs and actions for the previous five years and which was enacted more than five years previous is not an ex post facto law nor a bill of attainder | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Clark, joined by Vinson, Reed, Jackson, Minton |
| Concur/dissent | Frankfurter |
| Concur/dissent | Burton |
| Dissent | Black |
| Dissent | Douglas, joined by Black |
Garner v. Board of Public Works, 341 U.S. 716 (1951), is a ruling by the United States Supreme Court which held that a municipal loyalty oath which required an oath and affidavit about one's beliefs and actions for the previous five years and which was enacted more than five years previous is not an ex post facto law nor a bill of attainder.