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A et ee ee ee oe eee il ol. tellin. 0-19 (Rev. 9-7-56) Red Teate ‘Issues Up For "Decision i in Fall ASHINGTON, June 29 1A, . The-Supreme Court has saved for issues that may heighten the contro- versy aroused by fts far-reaching decisions of the term Just passed. They include another chail- Jenge to the Smith Act which/# the goverenment uses widely to’ punish Communist conspirators. _The law forbids advocating |i, vioient overthrow of the govern- ment, - Harlan on June 17, prosecuttons|: ‘, will be more difficult from now on. He ssid preaching’ this doc- Ni is not illegal uniess they” violent action, i! _ #nother part of the taw makes {t a crime to be a knowing mem-? ‘orce. Two cases testing the con-@ stitutionality of this section were ander advisement this term and! &nally were put over to next fall./B Another appeal to start off the) hew term deals with the com- plaint of twenty-three writersi# and actors that they have been [& blacklisted by the movie industry |i for their balky conduct before /# the House Committee on Un-| _ American Activities. They have , brought a $50,000,000 damage * suit against a group of film pro- j ducers and members of the commi . The-court also hes agreed hear a case governing dismiss. ei of twenty-five Philadelphi school teachers. The test appeal Was fit" by Herman Betlan’ found “incompetent” after he refused to answer questions tices William J, Bre Harlan—line up wi gens els on issues of inasuidwebiros: ee. sThyetegee = ane die Maren fs more junior srontian fr and GQ fe = ppointed by President Eisen- power in 1053, leads: this bloc. ‘Other members are Justices Hugo; ‘L. Black and William ©. Douglas. ‘who bave demonstrated their’ Uberal outlock for many years. . Justice Brennan delivered some of the court’s most con- troversial opinions. One of them: ‘advanced. a new interpretation’ the anti-trust laws under: which a monopoly: finding was made against the giant duPont corporation, Another required the govern- tient to withhold criminal pros- informers i puts on the witness . stand, . Chief Justice Warren’ 8 princi-| - “pal contribution. to the Nberal output was his opinion in thef John T. Watkins contempt case. There the court held that Con-] . gressional investigators are re- quired to explain to a recalci- trant witness the purpose of > thelr inquiry and how the ques- ft tions they are asking him relate ‘to tt. - The court also rebuked the . executive branch..in two big ‘ cases. In an 8-to- 0 opinion by j Justice Harlan it set aside the “1951 loyalty firlng of career dip- lomat’ John Stewart Service, It , also freed two women convicted of murder by overseas courts-|. martial, on grounds they are én-|, titled to ¢lvilian trials... * In the fleld of race relations eae im ages: the court outlawed segregation) - (1) on city buses and (2) at Girard College for orphans in Philadelphia, which is adminis- tered by state-appointed trustees under a private will, ; Justice Tom C. Clark, Attor- ney General in the Truman ad- . Winistration, emerged as the” ” principal diksenter — sometimes alone—in cases involving indi- — vidual rights. He often accused « the majority of making it hard 3 for Congress and the Justice De- - partment to protect ! the nation’s | security, ~ . Justice Chatles E. Whittaker,” who took his seat In March, wrote only three. opinions in relatively minor cases. < rap ; urton Conservative”: Justice. Harold H. Burton, a on dma elmont Mohr Parso. Rose Tamm Trotter Nease —__._ A Tele. Room Holloman Gandy 2 eT aR tive member of the Hy wrote thirty-two opinio jayring the term, including jafity opinions, dissents sabarate cancurrences. Justic Tlan and Douglas, each with twenty-seven, came second, ! Membtrs of the court’ disa< rereed among themselves more they did last term. There were 180 dissents of al} kinds ag against 149 the term hefare. Justice Dougias headed the ith thirty. dissents. Just ankfurter had twenty-seve: e court heard 143 cases in a iif which ten are to he Te-argu xt term. mms wl ij 7 Wash. Post and Times Herald Wash. News Wash. Star - N.Y. Herald Tribune N.Y. Journal- American N. Y. Mirror N. Y. Daily News N. Y. Times Daily Worker The Worker New Leader oy