[The Supreme Court narrowly upheld the conviction, a Communist Party member, under the membership clause of the Smith Act of 1940, which made it a crime […]
Communist Party of the United States v. Subversive Activities Control Board
367 U.S. 1 (1961) [The Subversive Activities Control Act required the Communist Party to register with the Attorney General. The Supreme Court ruled that the […]
Speiser v. Randall 357 U.S. 513 (1958)
[Finding unconstitutional requirement that veterans, as condition of receiving property tax exemption, declare that they do not advocate the forcible overthrow of government]
Laws relating to Espionage, Sabotage, etc.
(Washington : United States Government Printing Office 1958)
Yates v. United States, 354 U.S. 298 (1957)
[Court’s reinterpretation of Dennis rendered the conspiracy provisions of the act unenforceable. No further prosecutions were made under these provisions, despite the vitality of the Smith Act.]
Commonwealth v Dolsen 132 A.2d 692 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1957)
[Because sedition against the United States was not a local offense and it should have been prosecuted and punished in the federal courts, defendant’s conviction […]
Konigsberg v. State Bar 353 U.S. 252 (1957)
[The Supreme Court affirmed the right of the Bar Examiners to deny admission to the Bar to an applicant who refused to answer any questions […]
Yates v. United States 354 U.S. 298 (1957)
[The First Amendment protects radical and reactionary speech, unless it posed a “clear and present danger”]
Galvan v. Press 347 U.S. 522 (1954)
[Finding that Congress can deport former member of Communist organization even if they personally did not advocate the violent overthrow of the Government]