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Supreme Court — Part 23
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\ G1 JUL 311959
a oe “Monday / Memory .- Sanne ae
| Little People, Big Government. LB
- You hear the questions; :."What in Heaven's name has
Cpened to the upreme Court? Is it trying to protect
oe a newer: “Nothing has happened to’ the Court. It ts 2
merely enforcing the Constitution. In ita traditional char-
: acter it is protecting the righta of little people against big
| government. Only once has the Court departed from tha
course, In the case of GI Bill Girard it was, strangely, on
the side of big government, _ .
°Why All the Whooping and Hollering?
2 In the term new ending, the Court handed down 1s
{ rulings that upset actions taken against real and suspected -
Communists. The Court reversed or set aside actions taken
. by Congress, by the Executive branch, by lower courts and
_ by some state governments. <-
Never before had the Court handed down j so. 5 many
lings on “rights” cases in so short a time. That's why
; you hear boos from the box ewats ... threats of impeach-. 4
ent coming from editors and others who have forgotten a
» their American history. - - - ~ Po eR
Yet, never before had there been the need to rule on |
i $0 many “rights” cases, + Never before had so many °
I: little peopie been smeared “by Congressional committees, |
_“Pyalty boards” and high-wheeling lower courte.
Rights” vs. “Wrongs” “be “ee aa oe: aoe f
so vg It would require all the pages o: newspaper
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DAILY NEWS Tights of people had been ignored or denied by the power,
of government...
cay Practically all the people were sinall potatoes. That
WIE WT Cea _~—C ome of them were in the same kitchen garden with Red B
ita $ puds did not void. their rights under the law, -
EDITION Some of the critics of the Court say the rulings make
PAGE / \ Rhe Red threat more dangerous than ever. Is that true?,
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