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Supreme Court — Part 28

83 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Supreme Court · 83 pages OCR'd
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0-19 (Rev. 1-28-59) ' chicas Lb” ele. Room *~ ot ; a Ane Holl (CHIEF JUSTICE. EARL WARREN will “however, favor adoption of the report. A report on the same ” not like some of this week's news from subject was drawn a year ago but was not sub: - hicago. Naither will most of his Supreme consideration by the House of Delegates. It was pub. Court eolleagues. pas ? in the Aug. 22, 1958, Congressiorial Record. ; _ In the works Is a plan which very like The 1959 report will contain proposals for corrective | will put the Arnerieen Bar ‘heeoclerion y measures against a serles of Supreme Court decisions which . record with a carefully worded complaint, began about three years ago. ere are 23 such decisions, against the U. S. Supreme Court. . Sas iene The 1958 report contained 10 proposed corrective measures The complaint, in Jayman’s language, intended, in effect, to reverse the Supreme Court by legis . would be something like this: . lation, . Lo . actively, consiate dangerous! The House Judiclary Committee approved last week a bill wont ie court of ey. ootted ently and the crously to counteract the court's decision on the anticommunist states against the subversive activities of communism and Smith Act, In Yates ve. the United States, the Supreme communists, ; — ; Reversed two Federal courts and ruled that the teaching has prepared for submission today or tomorrow to the % House of Delegates a report on communist tactics, strategy Act so long as the advocacy was div from any effort and objectives in the United States. The House of Delegates *CtUally to start & revolution going. meets in Chicago today and tomorrow, - The Bar Association special committee sald In 1958 the ; . No. 1 communist tactic at that time was nullification of the The ABA Board of Directors screens reports to the House 9 Smith Act. The Supreme Court has nullified it in consider- of Delegates and might prevent submission of this one. The Mable degree. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover testified in special committee, however, has voted to submit the report. Mf January, 1958, that of 109 top communists convicted under Bar Association spokesmen believe it will survive the screen- ¥ the Smith Act of subversive activities, 49 by then had beep ing process and go before the House of Delegates, This latter | set free by Supreme Court rulings. organization is the ABA policy-making bédy. The 1958 report baidly stated that Congress should move The House of Delegates can adopt or reject the special to safeguard the nation against the over-all trend of the committee report. Adoption would make {t an official utter- court in the area of subversion. The 1959 report is said to anc Orme Bar Association itself, which {s something some be stronger. If so, the Chief Justice and most pi hie-esso- important elements of the association hope to prevent. Odds, clates will find it unpleasant reading, Toe wae hingting Past = TRE Washington Post wi Times Herald : is The Washington Daily News % f cD The Evening Star we 7 °¢ XN {Ney York Herald Tribune 7 . a | VECE: "New York Journal-American — New York Mirror New York Daily News —__.___ : rq i New york Post The New York Times The Worker - mf on The New Leader (Z Ac fy fe The Wall Street Joumal —__. NOT RECORDED , Date DBMAR 9 jyyy MP MAR 6 1959 FE3 29 1959 SENT DIRECTOR J 24f- 357
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