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- believe that Sheiner could not properly have been disbarred." , @:- ACLU. recognizes that the Conmniot ey plays a dual role," the ACU” -".. :. spoKésman added, "in that it carries on some Work that is political agitation pro=-: ~“ tected by the First Amendment, but that it is also part of an intermt ional conspir=. ' acys But we do not believe that a lawyer can be properly disbarred for membership in.- the Communist Party alone. It may be that in some cases membership in the Party may._- go beyond mere association into external obedience which actually results in the dis= tortion of a lawyer's duty, But when~a lawyer has been practicing for a long period “* of time, as Sheiner has, distortion ~ if there has been distortion = would be visiblés In the absence of adverse evidence relating overwhelmingly to actual. distortion, we * We Been ‘The ACLU has noted the appeal of author William Bradford ‘Hute 5 contempt of court: conviction in the Florida Supreme Court with a public statement upholding Huie's posis ts ~ Tat tee Huie had been preparing ‘a book on the’ case of Ruby McCollum, who had been accused’: of murdering her lover in Floridae: His research led him to believe that Judge Hal: We:: Adams, who tried the case was actually involved himself in a net of intrigue that“ AS emerged as background to the murders Ilule was cited for contempt by Judge.Adams when” he tried to publicize this and other facts about the case uncovered while he ‘tried to: obtain an interview with Mrs. HcCollums _ “The ACIU statement declared that cue process was denied Huie vhen ‘Judge Adams, was” permitted to try a contempt citation based on a charge Huie had made against the: : . Judge himself. . aaa oe . . a a . ny ee eee Te “u- 4 that the proposed appeal is without merit and not taken in good faith.!! . making it the 35th city in the nation to bar discrimination in hiringoeeew Jersey. Using-thelanguage-of-the United-States-Supreme-Court—in-a-similar-case;—the ACLU pointed out that "when a judge might have to blacken his own reputation by finding in favor of the defendant, ‘the temptation of the average man as a judge to). *= forget the burden of proof required to convict the defendant, or which might lead hin, not to hold the balance nice, clear and true between the state and the accused, !.’ renders a trial by the judge unconstitutional." . co 7 a Se 3 a Efforts of the Northern California ACIU to appeal the case of two Catholic a conscientious objectors, George Lillis and Albert Duffy, have apparently come to The ACLU had moved in Federal court for leave to prosecute the appeal at govern 5 ment expense, but was turned down by Federal Judge 0.1). Hamlin who was, “satisfied. ‘ The ACUI decided to drop the appeal because of the expense. of continuing and?” because of the slim chances for success in view of previous refusals of the Court -of;<:} ' Appeal and Chief Justice Earl Warren to grant bail on the ground that there was no. substantial question involved in the caseo , ae ae TBHNESSEE GOVERNOR VETOES SEGREGATION BILLS (720 Governor Frank Gs Clement of ‘Tennessee has vetoed two bills passed by the State, : Legislature for the purpose of maintaining segregated schools in Fayette and Haywood counties. Similar bills. for other counties have been introduced and, if passed,~<z'*-"» presumably will be turnéd down by the governor, ‘ihe Legislature failed to override} In his veto message, the govérnor pointed out that the measure was merely an attempt to circumvent the segregation: decision of the United States Supreme Court " "He noted that the "only possible effect (of the bills) can be to foment racial’ hatred and disorder where -none exists, and to precipitate issues to the detriment. of all concernede™-. © a ea eee ee 13 . - ee ewe oars would give school boards in certain’ rity to assign pupils to any school the board might designate. The bills, involcing the "police power," counties the autho “iu °° QIWEL LIBERTIES BRIEFS fs The St, Paul, Minnesota, City Council unanimously adopted an FEFC ordinance; ..” has had a law prohibiting discrimination in public housing since 1950, but court 2 0 oa tion in each case was required to enforce ite ‘the State Legislature has now givens, the Division /gainst Discrimination, an administrative body, power to enforce the... - law on its own, ; ree