Supreme Court — Part 12

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Office Memorundum + unttep STATES GOVERNMENT TO : The Director para: | oF -5 vt yrROM : J.P. WMobr SUBJECT: The Congtessional Record L, Pages 6449-6452, Senator Jenner, (R) Indiama, spoke concerning an editorial which appeared in the Washington Post on April 9, 1056, attacking the Senate Interna! Security Subcommittee and 5. 2646, the bill to limit the appellate jarisdiction of the Supreme Court. Mr. Jenner included excerpts from the hearings on S. 2646. Among these were excerpts from the statement of Clarence Manion, former dean of the Law Schoo! of Notre Dame University, and from a letter by C. V. Stinchecum of Duncan, Oklahoma. Dean Manion stated ''The proponents of the Comrounist conspiracy are seldom, if ever, ong when they appeal to the Supreme Court asking protection for Communist ee I ig re a ee CS a en ae ns and Peishment for the enemies of communism. When these enemies of different coneten p racy appea! to the Supreme Court for protection, a 4 15 cases inwlat on of civil liberties is in order..... In none of the enumerated indication thet fri communism do the majority members of the Court give an . have in any wa oy are informed on the subject of communism, or that the 4 "numerous uxposures en the eons rrraee of the Communist leaders, the “ capone utow's I Confess, or the authoritative reports nn Communist pegan | an as ; and sybversion written by congressional committees and by the head = we FE > 3 an cluding the reports of this committee, the subcommittee before 1 PBT devisines there. Mr. Stinchecum stated ''As to the Smith Act and L E dand the ami ve ourt has played directly into the hands of the Communists a ty of our country to defend itself has been practically destroyed." fs i wil YQ NOT RECORDED 44 MAY 2 1966 ea comms | eee ~ In the original of a memorandum captioned anddated as above, the Congressional Record for : ; was reviewed and pertinent items were marked for the Director's attention. This form has been prepared in order that portions of a copy of the original memorandum may be clipped, mounted, and placed in appropriate Bureau case or subject matter files. o2 MAY 7 1958 f Original filed in:” hae -

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Office Memorundum + unttep STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : The Director para: | oF -5 vt
yrROM : J.P. WMobr

SUBJECT: The Congtessional Record

L, Pages 6449-6452, Senator Jenner, (R) Indiama, spoke concerning
an editorial which appeared in the Washington Post on April 9, 1056, attacking
the Senate Interna! Security Subcommittee and 5. 2646, the bill to limit the
appellate jarisdiction of the Supreme Court. Mr. Jenner included excerpts
from the hearings on S. 2646. Among these were excerpts from the statement
of Clarence Manion, former dean of the Law Schoo! of Notre Dame University,
and from a letter by C. V. Stinchecum of Duncan, Oklahoma. Dean Manion
stated ''The proponents of the Comrounist conspiracy are seldom, if ever,

ong when they appeal to the Supreme Court asking protection for Communist

ee I ig re
a ee CS

ae ns and Peishment for the enemies of communism. When these enemies of
different coneten p racy appea! to the Supreme Court for protection, a

4 15 cases inwlat on of civil liberties is in order..... In none of the enumerated
indication thet fri communism do the majority members of the Court give an .

have in any wa oy are informed on the subject of communism, or that the 4

"numerous uxposures en the eons rrraee of the Communist leaders, the

“ capone utow's I Confess, or the authoritative reports nn Communist pegan |

an as ; and sybversion written by congressional committees and by the head

= we FE > 3 an cluding the reports of this committee, the subcommittee before

1 PBT devisines there. Mr. Stinchecum stated ''As to the Smith Act and L

E dand the ami ve ourt has played directly into the hands of the Communists

a ty of our country to defend itself has been practically destroyed."

fs i wil YQ

NOT RECORDED
44 MAY 2 1966

ea comms | eee

In the original of a memorandum captioned anddated as above, the Congressional
Record for : ; was reviewed and pertinent items were
marked for the Director's attention. This form has been prepared in order that
portions of a copy of the original memorandum may be clipped, mounted, and
placed in appropriate Bureau case or subject matter files.

o2 MAY 7 1958

Original filed in:”

hae -