Supreme Court of the United States, 1950

Dennis v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 23, 1950 · Application, Consideration, Took

340 U.S. 863; 71 S. Ct. 91 (United States Reports)

Counsel

George W. Crockett, Jr., Richard Gladstein, Abraham J. Isserman and Harry Sacher for petitioners. Solicitor General Perlman, Irving H. Saypol, Robert W. Ginnane and Irving S. Shapiro for the United States.

Cases that cite this one

9 later published cases cite this decision.

United States v. Robert Warren Cameron (3d Cir. 1972)
United States v. Branigan (District Court, S.D. New York 1969)
United States v. Branigan (District Court, S.D. New York 1969)
Baggett v. Bullitt (District Court, W.D. Washington 1963)
United States v. Flynn (District Court, S.D. New York 1951)
United States v. Hall (District Court, S.D. New York 1951)
Louis Shub v. Vivian v. Simpson, Secretary of State of Maryland (Supreme Court of the United States 1950)
United States v. Dennis (2d Cir. 1950)
Guadalupe de Vélez Rieckehoff v. Bravo (Supreme Court of Puerto Rico 1950)

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Opinion of the Court

C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari granted, limited to questions 1 and 2 presented by the petition for the writ, viz.:

“1. Whether either Section 2 or Section 3 of the Smith Act, inherently or as construed and applied in the instant case, violates the First Amendment and other provisions of the Bill of Rights.

“2. Whether either Section 2 or Section 3 of the Act, inherently or as construed and applied in the instant case, violates the First and Fifth Amendments because of indefiniteness.”

Mr. Justice Clark took no part in the consideration or decision of this application.

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