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CARLSON v. LANDON.

No. 35.

342 U.S. 524 (1952)

CARLSON ET AL. v. LANDON, DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 10, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. McTernan argued the cause and John W. Porter, Ben Margolis, Carol King and A. L. Wirin filed a brief for petitioners in No. 35.

John F. Davis argued the cause for petitioner in No. 136 and respondent in No. 35. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General McInerney and Beatrice Rosenberg.

Carol King argued the cause for respondent in No. 136. With her on the brief was Alan N. Brown.

MR. JUSTICE REED delivered the opinion of the Court.

These cases present a narrow question with several related issues. May the Attorney General, as the executive head of the Immigration and Naturalization Service,1 after taking into custody active alien Communists on warrants,2 charging either membership in a group that advocates the overthrow by force of this Government...

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