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~_— i Y Office Memo indum * UNITED STA‘.3s GOVERNMENT TO : Mr. eA paTe: dune 12, 1958 A Sere x Thigh sunysct:% "NINE MEN LGOR AMERICA" . Qacben ’ ‘oe BY ROSALIE RDON Trotter Holloman SYNOPSIS: / , hal r . Above~captioned bogk has subtitle, “ThetSupreme | Court and Its Attack on Amgpican Liberties." Thesis of book is that recent ft -f Tiperal” decisions preme Court have been handed down by politicians , rather than jurists and that members of present court lack judicial ow background and experience. Gordon also claims that many of Supreme ie Court decisions made with an eye to "minority" votes and have in fact usurped the legislative functions of government and accordingly menaced our fundamental liberties. Gordon discusses various Justices on Supreme Court and claims court has been "packed." Claims court has continued decline during Eisenhower administration. Denounces recent decisions as putting central government directly into public school systems of the Nation. Also asserts that Warren Supreme Court has struck down practically every ~ bulwark Nation possesses against communist conspiracy. "In doing so, it continued to wipe out state lines and actually to leave the sovereign states helpless in the face of subversion." Gordon identified as Research Assistant for 25 years to John T. Flynn. Flynn is veteran writer and “) lecturer on anti-communist topics. The Director and FBI mentioned ae number of imes. Nothing derogatory. —— RECOMMENDATION: None. For information. nclosure \ “y | \e- ate et