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MORFORD v. UNITED STATES

No. 236.

339 U.S. 258 (1950)

70 S.Ct. 586

94 L.Ed. 815

MORFORD v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 10, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham J. Isserman, David Rein and Joseph Forer for petitioner.

Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Campbell and Robert S. Erdahl for the United States.

Briefs of amici curiae supporting petitioner were filed by William L. Standard for the Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy and for the Congress of American Women; Victor Rabinowitz, Nathan Witt and Leonard B. Boudin for the American Communications Association (CIO) et al.; Leo J. Linder for the Methodist Federation for Social Action; Lester M. Levin for the National Council of the Arts, Sciences and Professions; and John J. Abt for the Progressive Party of America et al.

PER CURIAM.

In this case the trial court did not permit counsel for petitioner to interrogate prospective government employee jurors upon voir dire examination with specific reference to the possible influence of the "Loyalty Order," Executive Order No. 9835, on their ability to render a just and impartial verdict. Such questioning was permitted in Dennis v. United States, ante, p. 162; see n. 4 of the Court's opinion, ante, pp. 170-171...

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