Dombrowski v. Pfister

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Dombrowski v. Pfister, 380 U.S. 479 (1965) was a landmark 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. Warning: template has been deprecated.

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380 U.S. 479

Dombrowski v. Pfister

Argued: Jan. 25, 1965. --- Decided: April 26, 1965

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Leon Hubert Jr., New Orleans, La., and Arthur Kinoy, New York City, for appellants.

John E. Jackson, Jr., New Orleans, La., and Jack N. Rogers, Baton Rouge, La., for appellees.

Mr. Justice BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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