Legal Opinion

The Communist Party of the United States of America v. United States

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 21, 1964No. 17583PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAZELON, Chief Judge.

The Communist Party of the United States of America appeals its conviction under § 7 and § 15 of the Subversive Activities Control Act 1 for failure to comply with an order of the Subversive Activities Control Board. That order, entered in proceedings commenced some thirteen years ago, found the Party to be a Communist-action organization within the meaning of § 3(3) of the Act and required it to register and submit information under § 7 of the Act. The Supreme Court sustained the order. Communist Party v. Subversive Activities Control Board, 367 U.S. 1, 81 S.Ct. 1357, 6…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Flemming v. NestorSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  4. Shaughnessy v. United States Ex Rel. MezeiSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  5. American Communications Assn. v. DoudsSupreme Court of the United States · 1950

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. United States v. KordelSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Albertson v. Subversive Activities Control BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Ronald Maurice Stump v. John Bennett, Warden, Iowa State Penitentiary, Fort Madison, IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
  4. William Franklin v. United States of America, Norman G. Price v. United States of America, Joseph J. Brooks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
  5. United States v. Salvatore J. Cefalu, Also Known as Sam Cefalu, Samuel A. Librizzi, Also Known as Sam Librizzi, and August PalmisanoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1964

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