Citizens Protective League v. Clark

PRETTYMAN, Associate Justice.

These are appeals in three civil actions brought in the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia for injunction, mandatory injunction and ancillary relief. Appellants are a non-profit organization “to insure equal rights for all and to safeguard the constitutional rights of all persons”, and 159 individuals who are German nationals and who allege that they are threatened with deportation as alien enemies. Appellee is the Attorney General of the United States. Injunction having been asked upon the ground that the Alien Enemy Act is repugnant…