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Legal Citation: 401 U.S. 37 (1971)

Appellant
Evelle J. Younger

Appellee
John Harris, Jr.

Appellant's Claim
That the respondent's indictment for violation of California's criminal syndicalism law should stand, and that he should face trial for his offense.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Clifford K. Thompson, Jr.

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
A. L. Wirin

Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black (writing for the Court), Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger, John Marshall Harlan II, Thurgood Marshall, Potter Stewart, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
William O. Douglas

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
23 February 1971

Decision
That the California criminal syndicalism statute could be enforced in good faith regardless of its...