Healy v. James

Healy v. James
Argued March 28, 1972
Decided June 26, 1972
Full case name Healy, et al. v. James, et al.
Citations 408 U.S. 169 (more)
92 S. Ct. 2338; 33 L. Ed. 2d 266; 1972 U.S. LEXIS 160
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William O. Douglas · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist
Case opinions
Majority Powell, joined by Burger, Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, White, Marshall, Blackmun
Concurrence Burger
Concurrence Douglas
Concurrence Rehnquist

Healy v. James, 408 U.S. 169 (1972), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that Central Connecticut State College's refusal to recognize a campus chapter of Students for a Democratic Society was unconstitutional. The denial of official recognition was found to violate the First Amendment.

  • "Healy v. James, 408 U. S. 169 (1972)". US Supreme Court Cases from Justia & Oyez. Justia. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  • "Concise Account of Healy v. James, 408 U.S. 169 (1972)". Student Press Law Center. SPLC. Retrieved 26 December 2013.


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