Legal Opinion
Communist Party of Indiana v. Whitcomb
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 25, 1974No. 72-1040Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
414 U.S. 441 (1974)
COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIANA ET AL.
v.
WHITCOMB, GOVERNOR OF INDIANA, ET AL.
No. 72-1040.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued October 16, 1973.
Decided January 9, 1974.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA.
Sanford Jay Rosen argued the cause for appellants. With him on the brief was Melvin L. Wulf.
Theodore L. Sendak, Attorney General of Indiana, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Darrel K. Diamond, Assistant Attorney General, and A. Frank Gleaves III, Deputy Attorney General.
2Opinion of the Court · BrennanJustice Brennan
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