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U. SLNews & World Report jurisdiction over local sibninisteatoD the schools. This, of cofirse, is aimed at striking down the integration decision, Another wold require | that all Su. preme Court Justices live fies vedas’ previous experience on the bench. Mr. Wanen had no previews jucicial ex perience—nor did nine off his 13 prede cessurs as Chicf Justice. Cobegress, meanwhi to ease the effect of 1 verdict with Associate J Clark) dissenting. Under ; Fedeyal Bureau of livdstaration files must the opened toa defdndant, of thes are uked against him vt his trial, A law passcd by Congress sets ulp certain safe- ruards that allow the FBI to snaintan the secrecy of some parts} of su y files. ME COURT IS |CRITICIZED fils tuke wetion In jinother case, this ong a unanimous decisipn, the Court held that a confessed rapist} must be acquitted because seven and one-half hours elapsed) between the tine of his arrest and his arraignment. During the interval he confessed to the crime} Washington, D.C., police authori- ties complain that, without questioning before arraignment, many |suspects must be released for lack of evidence and numerous crimes must go unsolved. Thg consequences of this decision in Washington have appalléd mumerous members of Congress. A Hlouse subcom- mittee is drawing up legislation to case the effect of the ruling, insofar as it can be eased. Prospects of paskage are con- sidered good. From the seclusion of the Court, Mr. Warren, of course, has had nothing to say about |the criticism directed at the tri- bunal jor the legislation that is pending. Son) of California. Mr! Warren—67 on March 19-came to the|Court in the autumn of 1953 after a Idng career in the buptle of California politics. He had been 4. crusading, crime-bysting district altorngy, attorney general pf the State, and popular three-term Governor, In 1948, fhe was the Republican Party's vice-presidential pomince ay the running mate of Governor Thomas E. Dewev of New York, the presidential |candidate. In Qalifornia, Mr. Warreh acquired a reputation for somewhat agressive “lib- eralism)” He championed public power, compulsory health insurancel a State Fair Employment Practices law), liberalized soctal-speurity benefits, collective bar- Raining. He termed himself i man of the center,) a “progressive conservative.” Formey President Harry $8. Truanan once said of Mr, Warren: “He's really a Demo- crat ank! doesn’t know it.” Mr, Warren is a big man With a friend- ly smile. He always has Iiked people, ‘ enjoyed having them around. Neverthe- he a less, he quickly made the transition to the Phos USNAWE. Kea Klar k Star bookish, secluded life of a Supreme Court RULINGS ON U. 5. WORKERS—A bill in Congress would forbid| Supreme Court (Continued on page| 60) review in several fields, lincluding antisubversion Program for federal employes High Court MIXING SCHOOLS—Decision brought rulings make convictions| harder to get unrest to South at hove limited limit the Court CLAMP ON CONGRESS-1Congressmen, aroused over decisions t the power of investigating committees, are - UL S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, Ma-ch 21, 1958 39