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Communist Party, U. S. A., et al. v. Catherwood, Industrial Commissioner, 1961 — 365 U.S. 856 · caselaw · US
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Communist Party, U. S. A., et al. v. Catherwood, Industrial Commissioner
365 U.S. 856·Supreme Court of the United States·1961
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Opinion
March 27, 1961.
No. 495.
Communist Party, U. S. A., et al. v. Catherwood, Industrial Commissioner.
[MAJORITY]
Certiorari, 364 U. S. 918, to the Court of Appeals of New York. Pursuant to 28 U. S. C. § 2403, the Court hereby certifies to the Attorney General that there is drawn in question in this case the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Communist Control Act (50 U. S. C. § 842).