UNITED STATES v. HARRIS

Crim. A. No. 1212-49.

109 F.Supp. 641 (1953)

UNITED STATES v. HARRIS et al.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

January 30, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin F. Pollack, of Washington, D. C., for the United States.

Burton K. Wheeler, Edward K. Wheeler and George F. Hirmon, all of Washington, D. C., for defendant Robert M. Harris.

William E. Leahy and Ben I. Melnicoff, both of Washington, D. C., for defendants Ralph W. Moore and National Farm Committee.

Hugh Howell, Atlanta, Ga. and Victor Davidson, Irwinton, Ga., for defendant Tom Linder.


HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

In the case of National Association of Manufacturers v. McGrath, D.C., 103 F.Supp. 510, a three-judge court of this district held that Section 305 of the Regulation of Lobbying Act was unconstitutional, U.S. C.A., Title 2, Chapter 8A, Section 264.

This conclusion was based on two grounds: First, that the definition of the offense, as contained in the statute, was too indefinite to comply with...

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