AMERICAN COMMITTEE v. SACB

No. 44.

380 U.S. 503 (1965)

AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR PROTECTION OF FOREIGN BORN v. SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES CONTROL BOARD.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 26, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Forer argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was David Rein.

Bruce J. Terris argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Cox, Assistant Attorney General Yeagley, Kevin T. Maroney, George B. Searls and Doris H. Spangenburg.

Melvin L. Wulf and Marvin M. Karpatkin filed a brief for the American Civil Liberties Union, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.


PER CURIAM.

The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed an order of the Subversive Activities Control Board requiring that the petitioner register as a "Communist-front" organization under § 7 of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950, as amended, 64 Stat. 993, 50 U. S. C. § 786 (1958 ed.). 117 U. S. App. D. C. 393, 331 F.2d 53. We granted certiorari. 377 U.S. 915.

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