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KENT v. DULLES

No. 481.

357 U.S. 116 (1958)

KENT ET AL. v. DULLES, SECRETARY OF STATE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 16, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard B. Boudin argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Victor Rabinowitz and David Rein. Daniel G. Marshall was also on the brief for Briehl, petitioner.

Solicitor General Rankin argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Doub, Samuel D. Slade and B. Jenkins Middleton.

Osmond K. Fraenkel and William J. Butler filed a brief for the American Civil Liberties Union, as amicus curiae.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

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...

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