SWEENEY v. PATTERSON

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John O'Connor, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. William F. Cusick, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. R. H. Yeatman, of Washington, D. C., for appellee Eleanor M. Patterson. Mr. Edgar Turlington, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. William A. Roberts, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellees Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen. Messrs. O. Max Gardner, Harold F. McGuire, and Seymour Sheriff, all of Washington, D. C., also entered appearances for appellees Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen.

Mr. Edmund D. Campbell, of Washington, D. C., by special leave of Court, filed a brief on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union as amicus curiae.

Messrs. Louis Ottenberg, of Washington, D. C., and Milton Handler, Ira W. Hirshfield, and Emil Schlesinger, all of New York City, by special leave of Court, filed a brief on behalf of American Jewish Committee, B'nai B'rith, the Jewish Labor Committee and the American Jewish Congress, as amici curiae.

Before MILLER, VINSON, and EDGERTON, Associate Justices.