WORTHY v. UNITED STATES

No. 20062.

328 F.2d 386 (1964)

William WORTHY, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

February 20, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Kunstler, New York City, Howard W. Dixon, Miami, Fla., for appellant.

Robert L. Keuch, J. Walter Yeagley, Kevin T. Maroney, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Alfred E. Sapp, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., William A. Meadows, Jr., U. S. Atty. Southern District of Florida, Carol Mary Brennan, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Michael B. Standard, David N. Ellenhorn and Melvin L. Wulf, New York City, Benjamin E. Smith, New Orleans, La., for American Civil Liberties Union, amicus curiae.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and JONES and BELL, Circuit Judges.


JONES, Circuit Judge.

William Worthy, Jr., the appellant, is a newspaperman and lecturer. He was issued a passport in 1955. It provided that it was not valid for travel in the countries therein designated, including Communist China and Hungary. Notwithstanding the restrictions in his passport, Worthy traveled extensively in Communist China and Hungary. In 1957 he applied for a renewal of his passport. He was asked for a commitment, which he declined to give, that...

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