Legal Opinion

Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided October 2, 1978No. 76-1650Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

436 U.S. 447 (1978)

OHRALIK

v.

OHIO STATE BAR ASSN.

No. 76-1650.

Supreme Court of the United States.

Argued January 16, 1978.

Decided May 30, 1978.

APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

Eugene Gressman argued the cause and filed briefs for appellant.

John R. Welch argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Albert L. Bell, Edward N. Heiser, and Thomas E. Palmer.[*]

2Opinion of the Court · PowellJustice Powell

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3Cases cited45 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  4. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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