Home > Great American Court Cases > Keyishian v. Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York

Legal Citation: 385 U.S. 589 (1967)

Appellant
Harry Keyishian

Appellee
Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York

Appellant's Claim
That various New York state statutes and administrative regulations disqualifying teachers who are deemed subversive or who have belonged to subversive organizations are unconstitutional.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Richard Lipsitz

Chief Lawyers for Appellee
Ruth V. Iles, Assistant Attorney General of New York, and John C. Crary, Jr.

Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black, William J. Brennan, Jr. (writing for the Court), William O. Douglas, Abe Fortas, Earl Warren

Justices Dissenting
Tom C. Clark, John Marshall Harlan II, Potter Stewart, Byron R. White

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
23 January 1967