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COMMUNIST PARTY v. CONTROL BOARD

No. 12.

367 U.S. 1 (1961)

81 S.Ct. 1357

6 L.Ed.2d 625

COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES v. SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES CONTROL BOARD.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 5, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Abt and Joseph Forer argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Solicitor General Rankin argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Yeagley, Bruce J. Terris, Kevin T. Maroney, George B. Searls, Lee B. Anderson and Frank R. Hunter, Jr.

Briefs of amici curiae, urging reversal, were filed by Nanette Dembitz for the American Civil Liberties Union; Thomas I. Emerson for the National Lawyers Guild; and Royal W. France for Rev. Edwin E. Aiken et al.

MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a proceeding pursuant to § 14 (a) of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 to review an order of the Subversive Activities Control Board requiring the Communist Party of the United States to register as a Communist-action organization under § 7 of the Act. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has affirmed the Board's registration order. Because important...

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