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wg *FOR 4EDIATE FF ot | ANGUST 8, 1957 \ / {\ Wrrom THE SEN/ ~ . [RNAL SECURITY & ‘TREE lf Senator James ©. Eastland, Chairman of the Senate Internal i Security Subcornmittee, announced today that Senator Jenner's bill, 5S. ts a Senate Judiciary Committee, The bill provides for the limitation on the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in certain cases, The complete text of the biil follows: * "A BILL To limit the appellate jurisdiction o. the Supreme Court in certain chses. . af ‘“Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That {a} chapter 81 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: k "$258, Limitation on appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. "t | “Notwithstanding the provisione of sections 1253, 1254, and 1257 of \ this chapter, the Supreme Court shail have no jurisdiction to review, either by appeal, writ of, certiorari, or otherwise, any case where there is drawn into question the validity of--. "(l) any function or practice of, or the juriediction of, any committee or subcommittee of the United States Congress, or any action or proceeding against a witness charged with contempt of Congress; (2) any action, function, or practice of, or the jurisdiction of, any weffi x geaney 2 aveeiutcs L =f Giuicer oF agency of the executive c i fanctoh G the Federal Government in the administration bf any program established pursuant to an Act of Congress or . ny BS one FF GAN ¢ otherwise for the elimination from service as employees in the ex ive ( branch of individuals whose retention may impair the security of the Unite States Government; ocenReD - * Ex Yr = 4 ; "(3} any statute or executive regulation of any State thWGcdba purpose of which ia to control subversive ectivities within guch S '(4) any rule, bylaw, or regulation adopted by a sch é rd, board of education, board of trustees, or similur body, ecacerning ver activities in its teaching body; and a a . t ‘ , "(5) any law, rute, or ve gulatidaof any State, or of any b ! bar examiners, or similar body, or of action or proceeding taken pursuant to eny such law, rule, or regui@fon pertaining to the admission ef persons to the practice of law within such State. Bet 0 A ( 19 odnelysis of such chapter is amended by adding at the end thereofthe following new item: ‘1258. Limitation on the appellate jurisdiction j of the Supreme Court.”