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BROWN v. SOCIALIST WORKERS '74 CAMPAIGN COMM.

No. 81-776.

459 U.S. 87 (1982)

103 S.Ct. 416

74 L.Ed.2d 250

BROWN ET AL. v. SOCIALIST WORKERS '74 CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (OHIO) ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 8, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Elson Brown, Assistant Attorney General of Ohio, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were William J. Brown, Attorney General, Thomas F. Staub, Assistant Attorney General, and James R. Rishel.

Thomas D. Buckley, Jr., argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Gordon J. Beggs, Ben Sheerer, and Bruce Campbell.

JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents the question whether certain disclosure requirements of the Ohio Campaign Expense Reporting Law, Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3517.01 et seq. (1972 and Supp. 1981), can be constitutionally applied to the Socialist Workers Party, a minor political party which historically has been the object of harassment by government officials and private parties. The Ohio statute requires every political...

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