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FROM THE SENATE INTERN SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE | FEBRUARY 6 NOTICE OF HEARING ON SENATE BILL 2646 TO LIMIT APPELLATE JURISDICTION OF SUPREME COURT Mr, Eastland. Pursuant to resolution of the Comittee on the Judiciary approved Monday, February 3, intensive heattings are to be held on the t to limit the appellate jurisdiction of tite Buprems Court in certain cases. bill, introduced by Senator Jenner, would withdraw from the Supreme Court of the United States appellate jurisdiction in certain specified fields, namely, first, with respect to the investigative functions of the Congress; second, with respect to the security program of the executive branch of the Federal Government; third, with respect to State antisubversive legislation; fourth, with respect to home rola over local schools; and, fifth, with respect to the admission of persons to the practice of law within individual States. . All persons interested in testifying either for or against thie bill or any of its provisions should immediately commmicate their desire in this regard to me, sal © the counsel of the | to the chief clerk of the Committee on the Judiciary, or Internal Security Subcommittee. Dates will be scheduled for these hearings so as to take care of 211 who wish to be heard; but, since the committee explicitiy directed that the hearings be concluded in time to report the bill back to the full committee for action on March 10, it willbe necessary for all persons who wish to appear and testify to make their wishes known promptly in order that time may be assigned to than, Attention is called to the provisions of the Senate rule requiring sach wit- | ness who intends to present a statement before the committee to furnish the con- mittee with a copy of such statement at least 24 hours before the time of his scheduled testimony. (from the Congressional Record, Feb. 3, 1958) Following is the text of the bill: 8. 2646--To Jamit the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in certain cases. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) chapter 61 of title 28 a of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new eection: VW “9 1258. Limitation on appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court aag| - “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1253, 1254, and 1257 of my this chapter, the Supreme Court shall have no jurisdiction to review, either ‘by appeal, writ of certiorari, or otherwise, any case where there is drawn } -——, nto question the validity of-- | -_ LA- MVE SS af FEB 12.1958] ie Oo 6eR 19 1958 . an _— feo