United States v. McGlone

WELSH, District Judge.

This case is one of considerable interest to the public, to the Government, and to the defendants, involving as it does the *286right of a duly accredited labor leader to negotiate in labor matters and the right of a member of the Bar of Philadelphia (previous to this indictment in good standing) to practice his profession. Both defendants had a status and a right which challenge the attempt' of the Government to successfully prosecute.

We will first consider the Act of Congress of June 18, 1934, commonly known as the Anti-Racketeering Act (18 U.S.C.A. §§ 420a-420e). For the…