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Supreme Court — Part 21

109 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Jun 18, 1957 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Supreme Court · 109 pages OCR'd
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0-19 (Rev. 9-7-56) OMMUNISM had its innings in yy States Supreme Court Monday. The highest tribunal in the land made three decisions which in effect turned the sonous mission with little fear of American law. In one decision, the Supreme Court ruled that to advocate violent overthrow of the United States Government there must be “an an abstract doctrine, ” “before it is “indictable undet the Smith Anti-Sedition Act. tive Los Angeles Communists were freed Atright and a retrial of nine others was otdered. All had been convicte Smith Act in 1952. oardman Belmont Mohr Tele. Room’ ~#.*_,. Halonen “rdy a Federal employe who had been fired nat adverse findings by the Loyalty Review Boar and overruled the contempt of Congress convic} tion of a labor leader who refused to gi ouse Un-American Activities Committee the names of former Communist associates. Two weeks ago, the Court held that a crimi- nal action must be dismissed it the Government i by the FBI on which the action ‘is based, i. Here is a series of constitutional verdicts that could hardly have been more pleasin the implacable enemies of our country, th to render them, Wash. Post and Times Herald Wash, News Wash, Star N. Y. Herald Tribune N. Y. Journal-__# American 2 i4 ON. ¥. Mirror N. Y. Daily News y Pa. N. Y. Times . Fan Daily Worker “ey 2 ROS The Worker 8 ‘95 7 New Leader ~_ 60 JUL 1 1957 — Date SUNT 9 tary
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