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KONIGSBERG v. STATE BAR

No. 5.

353 U.S. 252 (1957)

77 S.Ct. 722

1 L.Ed.2d 810

KONIGSBERG v. STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 6, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Mosk argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Samuel Rosenwein.

Frank B. Belcher argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Ralph E. Lewis.

Briefs of amici curiae in support of petitioner were filed by A. L. Wirin for the American Civil Liberties Union, Southern California Branch, and Osmond K. Fraenkel for the National Lawyers Guild.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The petitioner, Raphael Konigsberg, graduated from the Law School of the University of Southern California in 1953 and four months later satisfactorily passed the California bar examination. Nevertheless, the State Committee of Bar Examiners, after several hearings, refused to certify him to practice law on the grounds he had failed to prove (1) that he was of good moral character and (2) that he did not advocate...

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