Bond v. Floyd
| Bond v. Floyd | |
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| Argued November 10, 1966 Decided December 5, 1966 | |
| Full case name | Bond, et al. v. Floyd, et al. |
| Citations | 385 U.S. 116 (more) 87 S. Ct. 339; 17 L. Ed. 2d 235; 1966 U.S. LEXIS 75 |
| Holding | |
| Though a State may impose all oath requirement on legislators, it cannot limit their capacity to express views on local or national policy. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Warren, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. I, XIV | |
Bond v. Floyd, 385 U.S. 116 (1966), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously affirmed the First Amendment rights of state legislators and held that a majority of state legislators cannot lawfully limit a fellow legislator's right to express their views on local or national policy.