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thoughtful citizens, Selzborgor consluded that ' tho iwesponsibia 3“ “nal ia fully conscious of the ~- 3 free secdety and a f1.-8 piesa a: able, and will rise or fall Hoo } TAWYERS DUCKY A: TACKS CN SUIREXS COURT A repzesentatim group of lazyors fren 31 states and tarritories of tho United States recontly expressed their concern over attaclia against tho Suprema Cowt. Tho Etatenony was relnased by George Wharton Fepper, former U.S. Sonatoe and Prominent . Fhiladelphia attornsy, The lawyers spoke’ out in strong terms against vhat they termed "reckless attacks" which wore "ézagerous in fecienting disrespect fer our highost leu." Tho Statcrent urged that theso attacks bo repudiated by the legal professien snd by The statement said that efforts to resist high court decisions ty "Lawful, means" constitute 4 seli-contradicticn. "The Privilege of criticising a decision of the Suprema Court carries with 4¢ a corresponding cbligation - a duty to recognize the decision as the supreme lsw of the land as long as it remains in Zorce." The lawyers stated that the en nding process, and not resistance, is tho proper way ior bringing about desirable changes in cons tituticnal law, In an eprendix to the statement, the layers placed the reasons for the Supreme Court's decisions in their historical Ferspective ty citing several decisicns which allegedly tock over jurisdiction fren the separate states. In this correcticn ths appendix quoted a staterent made by Chief Justice John Marshall in 1809: "If the legislatures of tho several states may, at will, annul the judgments of the courts of the United States, and destroy the richts acquized under thoes julgeats, the Constitution itself becemss a Sclenn mockery; and the naticn 4s ceprived cf the mezns of enforcing its lavs by the instrumentality of its om tribunals," Noting that current attacks resulted from the Supreme Court's decision on School desegregation, the statement said that Michother as individuale + agree or Gisagres with the sciiool decisions, ve recognize that they were the culmination of Steady Line of growth in the application of the ecncapt of equal protecticn under the law, and that each stage was preceded by sincere and determined opposition," 1 FEY SDINCG CASES PRESSED AS GOV'T. DROFS HOST LorALTy ST A survey by the American Civil Liberties Union eases are boing pressed by local officials since chat it vould no longer try to force persons seek housirg projects to sign loyalty caths. Before the cepartnent acted, the Public Housing Authority hed lost mer Score oT test cases heard sines the oath roquirarant = the so-called Guinn fx cr teneme law. The ACLU had challenzed the law as a violation of free sfeech- sssociation and dus process in many of these suits. Reports to the civil liberties erganizatien shew that in nine states the oath no longer is required and the few Pending cases in these areas are expected to te Missed, Toy are Arkansas, California, Illinois, Kentana, Xebraska, Now York, Ghio, Termessee and Texas. Tre Philadelphia Housing Authority indicated it vould not enforce tho Fedars]. goth oF institute ons of its am, as the FHA suzrasted each local group night. Tho Seattle Housing Authority, hovever, instructed ita actorneys to Prepare a new oath Statute that would follci closely tho federal Svoversive Activities Control Act, Denver housing authorities have declined eament on rescinding local. rescivtions implsmenting the Guinn Arend Pending before tha Colorado Suprere Court. whether they will consider nt. A test case is in Hawaii thero is no foral requirenant for an oath by tenants, but thosa vho are willing to sign ene ara asked to do so. CIVIL TIBERTIES BRI Dee Moines snd St, Louis tecare the Oth and b:1 ordinanens dealing with fair employrent practices, ac Natdenal Association of Intarcroup Relations Official state's var couns#1 for cities to approve municipal ding to the i ved test ca th ilty to vaprarcy in jarctnent, W.¥., and tined Ly tho Kustchonter Gouniv