Legal Opinion
Frend v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 31, 1938No. 7198PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, C. J.
Appellants were convicted in the Police Court of the District of Columbia of the violation of a joint resolution of the Congress approved February 15, 1938.
Because of the constitutional question involved, we granted an appeal.
The resolution (52 Stat. 30, 22 U.S.C. A. §§ 255a, 255b,) makes it unlawful, within' five hundred feet of an embassy, legation, or consulate in the District of Columbia to display any flag, banner, placard, or device designed or adapted to intimidate, coerce, or bring into public odium any foreign government, party, or organization, or to bring into public disrepute its…
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