HARISIADES v. SHAUGHNESSY.

No. 43.

342 U.S. 580 (1952)

HARISIADES v. SHAUGHNESSY, DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 10, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F. Watt argued the cause for petitioner in No. 43. With him on the brief was Walter F. Dodd.

Jack Wasserman argued the cause for appellant in No. 206. With him on the brief was Filindo B. Masino.

David Rein argued the cause for appellant in No. 264. With him on the brief was Joseph Forer.

Robert L. Stern argued the cause for respondent in No. 43 and appellees in Nos. 206 and 264. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General McInerney, Beatrice Rosenberg, John R. Wilkins and Charles Gordon.


MR. JUSTICE JACKSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

The ultimate question in these three cases is whether the United States constitutionally may deport a legally resident alien because of membership in the Communist Party which terminated before enactment of the Alien Registration Act, 1940.1

Harisiades, a Greek national, accompanied his father to the United States in 1916, when thirteen years of age, and has resided here since...

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