PATTERSON v. SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES CONTROL BOARD

No. 14136.

322 F.2d 395 (1963)

William L. PATTERSON, as Liquidator of the Civil Rights Congress, and as former National Secretary of the Civil Rights Congress, Petitioner, v. SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES CONTROL BOARD, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 23, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Reuben Terris, New York City, of the bar of the Court of Appeals of New York, pro hac vice, by special leave of court, argued the motion to dismiss and vacate for petitioner. With him on the motion was Mr. James T. Wright, Washington, D. C.

Miss Carol Mary Brennan, Atty., Dept. of Justice, of the bar of the Court of Appeals of New York, pro hac vice, by special leave of court, argued in opposition to the motion for respondent. On respondent's answer were Mr. Frank R. Hunter, Jr., Gen. Counsel, Subversive Activities Control Board, and Messrs. Kevin T. Maroney and Benjamin F. Pollack, Attys., Dept. of Justice.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, PRETTYMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and DANAHER, Circuit Judge.


PRETTYMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

The Civil Rights Congress is an unincorporated organization. This is one of the cases referred to in Labor Youth League v. Subversive Activities Control Board.1 The Attorney General filed with the Board on April 22, 1953, a petition praying that this Congress be required to register, pursuant to Section 7 of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950,

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