In re Anastaplo

In re Anastaplo
Decided April 24, 1961
Full case nameIn re Anastaplo
Citations366 U.S. 82 (more)
Holding
Denying a bar applicant's character and fitness because they would not answer questions about membership in the Communist Party did not violate the applicant's rights.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Tom C. Clark
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Charles E. Whittaker · Potter Stewart
Case opinions
MajorityHarlan
DissentBlack, joined by Warren, Douglas, Brennan

In re Anastaplo, 366 U.S. 82 (1961), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that denying a bar applicant's character and fitness because they would not answer questions about membership in the Communist Party did not violate the applicant's rights.