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Supreme Court — Part 22

55 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Supreme Court · 55 pages OCR'd
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r Col. A favod fv oe J+19 [Réy. 9-7-54) a | By WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST JR. ‘Editor-in-Chief Hearst Newspapers \-b COUPLE OF WEEKS -ago when I under- took in this space to comment on what I thought to be a majority decision by the, Supreme Court Jeaning dangerously to the left (see Burris Jenkins’ cartoon on Editorial Page) I thought, perhaps I was dealing with a subject that might be too heavy Summer reading, and unfamiliar. Needless to say, I did not Know that the now famous {or notorious) Jencks decision ordering the files of the FBI to be opened to defense lawyers on demand would be fol- jowed within a few days by several more rulings just as harmfu® to the forces of law and order entrusted with our na- tional] security, and giving aid and comfort to Com- munists, “Ts my surprise,-though, I got more favorable mail W. R. HEARST JR, on this column, particularly after the subsequent—deet - 7-12-97 Holloman Gandy sions, than I had gotten on any Editor's Report In many a day. The majority of the letters Indicated not only disagreement with the decisions and dissatisfaction with the reasoning of the majority of the court, bu in most every instance expressed a desire to know whf could be done about closing the loopholes the cou! had opened. Wash, Post and Times Herald ZY wash. News . ash. Star N. Y. Herald Tribune N.Y. Journal-_1 ~ be American N. Y. Mizror N. Y. Daily News N. Y. Times Daily Worker The Worker New Leader Date JUN on? a —-_—.
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