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Supreme Court — Part 23

55 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Supreme Court · 55 pages OCR'd
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te ee ne a em 0-19 (Rev. 0-37-54) O "y A Public Right aa { remarks correctly, Senato epublican, position that upreme i must be protected against publes criticism - with an “if” clause, because it is an astonishing ‘position to take. . - Gawantan Teeita éalel thn Ame aetna ee Senator davis told the American Bar As- the nation’s Jawyers to rally to the defense of. the Court. against public criticism of its recent _ vidual decisions or not.” ake up the complexion of the Court at any one e, just as individual decisions compose policy of the Administration or individual determine the course of Congress. t Le eee ee ae ee eee Fe | -~ dent is immune to criticism because it would * reflect on the nobility of his office, or that Con- | public esteem of the legislative process.. It is : equally ‘tenable to respect the Supreme Court - r as a, Vital institution and at the ‘Same time arm on tler ga MwA ett = Am UL vehemently disagree with th decis sions ‘of sey- _ eral or all of its members. It so happens that we vehemently disagree with recent Supreme Court decisions which we think give aid and comfort to the Communists --by impeding the investigative powers of Con- *gress, by infringing on States’ rights and b froisnot toa the security of the nation. To ire 80 is not to advocate that the Court be abolished. * In this Republic there is no institution a government, nor any .of its members, exempt s from. public criticism, cee RO he Me fot b ete Lh ine a a Fr Ct. 975 2 NOT bt 141 AUG 2c 1957 INDEXED -49 {ox ru -160 froave 63 AUG 221957 sea re eee we ne It is precisely the individual decisions that ; the | a _ Certainly, Mr. Javits will not say the me : wwe “es oe oo ws cause such criticism endangers the concept of | justice the Court represents. We began this - sociation meeting here that it was the duty of _ j -decisions “whether one agrees with the indi-. : i . gress is immune because criticism would lower | 1 ar aan t . py8on is} Af iesoqinant Aw Porsons Ro Yd Care Neasp Tele. Room . Holloman Gandy —_ oy. Wash. Post and -Times Herald Wash. News Weeh Cte WOStHs OOt N. Y. Herald Tribune N.Y. Journal-_2___ American 1 N. Y. Mirror N, Y. Daily News N, Y. Times Daily Worker The Worker New Leader Date alli 29 1957 |
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