Legal Opinion
Kent v. Dulles
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 16, 1958No. 481PublishedCited by 620 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
This case concerns two applications for passports, denied by the Secretary of State. One was by Rockwell Kent who desired to visit England and attend a meeting of an organization known as the “World Council of Peace” in Helsinki, Finland. The Director of the Passport Office informed Kent that issuance of a passport was precluded by § 51.135 of the Regulations promulgated by the Secretary of State on two grounds: 1 (1) that he was a *118Communist and (2) that he had had “a consistent and prolonged adherence to the Communist Party line.” The letter of denial specified in some detail the facts on…
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