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George anastaplo biography
George Anastaplo
American law professor (1925–2014)
George Anastaplo | |
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Anastaplo c. 1985 | |
| Born | (1925-11-07)November 7, 1925 |
| Died | February 14, 2014(2014-02-14) (aged 88) Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation(s) | Professor and author |
| Known for | Supreme Court case, In re Anastaplo |
George Anastaplo (November 7, 1925 – February 14, 2014)[1] was a professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law and author who was famously denied admission for many years to the Illinois Bar.
The denial of his admission became a Supreme Court case, In re Anastaplo, in which he insisted that the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects the privacy of political affiliations, specifically, his refusal to answer questions about membership in the Communist Party.
Anastaplo's stand was based on constitutional principles and his consequent rejection of McCarthyism, and nobody alleged that he had been a member of the Communist Party. The Supreme