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Supreme Court — Part 22

55 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Supreme Court · 55 pages OCR'd
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Tolson a WE Bp son eae {x amm . - zz ~ High Court Séen mre , Eisenhower’ 8 States Plan . By DAVID “LAWRENCE legislatures, cities and counties. The Supreme Court has cer- C7 rotter Se F. we tainly taken away many other Nease WASHINGTON, June 25.—President Zisenhower unwittingly powers of the states in the } A Tele. Room pened & Pandora's box when he urged the Conference of Gov- jp few years. Thus, the court feels Hol . érnors to assert the rights of the states. He said: ~~ it has authority new to say how oiloman way Dd bh me tl ona al - SNOVED, URGE our Constitutional aystem, coud MIO TL “government have siphoned away state authority without “the neglect, acquiescence, or unt 60, operation of the states themselves” « - But the question now being asked is how Lee the states today assert their rights if the upreme Court of the United States can pass a legislation” that takes away from the states the rights they always thought they had under the Constitution? oo Anger In Capital Wavar wadaw Sencolg shall be operated, how! pupils shall be assigned, how admission requirements shall be written, and to pass upon what patents of children in a com- munity may say in urging other Parents what to do about their children's attendance at certain schools. This amounts to virt- ually complete regulation of the schools under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. This power is one that the states for gen- erations have ‘thought Waa Te- served to them, . Thurmond's Proposal - Senator Thurmond, Democrat, of South Carolina, has a direct Gandy AS nl ' " "This capita! today ,has in it many offi- ciate and legislators who are angry over the Jatest Supreme Court decisions—and many of them are in the Administration itself, The President shows an outward:calm and urges respect for the court as an institution; He said, however, with remarkable restraint to " his press conference this week that “possibly solution. Me has 1 introduced Jeg , s La j2 thelr latest, series of decisions, there are it adintio cenne the appellate ‘Lawrence some that each of us-has v tro ur op oO ¢ Supreme “I. >" Understanding rosy Treat trouble court. ‘The constitution gives J _ “The Supreme Court has rendered decisions which many off~ fu\that power to Congress. A law which says what Federal stat- utes May be appealed to the high court and what actions by j Athe supreme tribunals of the, clals believe will endanger the security of the nation and make it ‘easier for Communists to infiltrate the American sovernmept. t. Likewise, many officials believe thle states have been rendebd iv powerless to Garry on effective law nforcement against crimin 3.44 yes ) states can be accepted for ap-' ‘ deturalty “this type of reason- “ithe United States would be con- ‘ | sense of frustration tn govern- ate doesn't ait well with Con- selon It has been tried for d & O-ca) “liberals” who are re-1 “called a tory. vanlous taper” Bis ts wel a oicinig over the decisions. & This isnt the whole answer, : ~} put cluding & confessed rapist, on The F. B. I. and police agen the movement to curb the technical grounds describe conveniently as “jndividua Tights." The idea that socie + 25 8 whole needs —protectior ‘against traitors and crooks ‘brushed adide, and the “individ wel right” is ruled to be su preme..- Congress is told by She Suprem Court that its inyestigatin committees’ answer - questions even the Fifth Amendmeht isn’t in voked: The edict also is issue by the Supreme Court that fre speech inchides the right i Speech f the forcible overthro erie of states and citles, more- ver, are -worrled. For the Supreme Court says detectives’ keports about any witness that ¢ defendant's counsel asks for ust be made public, or the ment of the’ prosecuting attor- yey to use the witness must be forfeited. The difficulties this introduces for the law-enforce- meni agencies af the. country are incalculable, to gt . Congress doesn't know now $0 proceed with jis investi. ‘ phrased with the came ‘explicit- Stine f the government and that, only| Hees and clarity as is required). vwhen the conspiracy is well un! @ law court. The witness must ‘der way and there is an actu ‘be told just what the purport ‘step taken to overthrow the of any-question is bef Poveemment, can effective steps| #hsewer need be made an then, be taken to protect the naff (52 JUL3 trem, wi the witness choosespe~ean ae er ie inn ee tlie) 19577 i ations on Any subject, For thels of Supreme Court Justices by] ~ | Supreme Court is growing. Bills ‘$0 provide for ze-confirmation “the Senate after four years of ‘service, bis to provide for se- lection of only lawyers of quali-: “fled experience, and bills with other limitations are being in- troduced in Congress in a gen- eral revulsion of feeling against what Mr. Thurmond calis “jue; diciat tyranny” and “Judicial” @ iat weg. ; Herald Seiemetiic” _ Ze fol?. Pe a La. NOT RECORDED 44 juL 2 1957 ——— a Lae , Date ——E Wash. Post and Times Herald Wosh, News WU Wash. Star N. Y. Herald on 1 Tribune N.Y. Journal- American N. Y. Mirror N.Y. Daily News N.Y. 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