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Supreme Court — Part 19
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| - Also Will Review
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: Wisconsin's ‘Labor
' Peace’ Legislation
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' .: The Supreme Court yesterday
i agreed to consider whether Ameri-
ean citizenship may be denied
' Jegaily to Communist party mem-
bers and to review validity of a
law under which Wisconsin sought
to achieve industrial peace within
ita borders. . .
- “These were but two of 380 cases,
which have cotje before the court
this summer, which action was
taken yesterday,
To Review Flofida culling .
- In other decisions, the court
agreed to review a lower Florida
‘gourt ruling that the Hatch
i“Clean Politica” Act dose not ap-
Ply to primary elections for nom-
ination of candidates for Federal
office, and accepted for review a
test of whether firms operating
under Government cost-plus-fixed- |
fee contracts are subject to Btate
shies and use taxes.
The appeal for review of the
eonviction of General Motors Cor-
poration and three subsidiaries on
charges of vielating Federal antt-
trust laws fn the financing of aw
tomobile sales was rejected.
_The Government was upbiild in
its long tax fight with Piejre 8.
du Ront and John J. Raskoh, who
tr pa $29,000,000 worth ae
cur ig the boom deys of 1929
duce their income taxes. Du
Pont faces & tax bill of $568,741
and Raskob $850,001.
_ May Be Citizen : 7
a 1 of William Schneiderman,
t Coast Communist leader,
o is challenging the right of the
vernment to cancel his citizen-
1 ip because of his admitted mem-
; bership in the Communist Party,
\motimate cet of the Govern-
; ent’s huge defénse program is
‘ involved in the fixie “tee” contract
. tase which came lefore the court
from Alabama. ‘The Supreme
Court of that Stat# held that com-
panies having such contracts are;
imrnune from State taxation. - “|
other decisions yesterda |
- - “Denied the petition of Thomas’
J. Pendergast, former Kansas City:
Political boss, and Robert E
O'Malley, former Missouri superin-
tendent of insurance, for review
of their convictions on charges of
criminal contempt arising from
1935 insurance rate case, —
‘Denied the petition of Richard
W. Leche, former governor of
Louisiana, for review of him con-
viction on mail fraud charges. He
is serving a 0-year sentence.
‘Rejected the petition of Willian.
Dudley Pelley. former leader of
the, Silver Shirts, for review of.
lo court action in or his.
n extiadition from Waeshingtos to!
‘ No! Carolina to face charges!
oO w the State's Gecirity.
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WASHINGTON TIMES~HERALD
OCTOBER 14, 1941
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