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Supreme Court of the United States, 1972

Edgar D. Whitcomb, Applicants v. Communist Party of Indiana No. A-370

Edgar D. Whitcomb, Applicants v. Communist Party of Indiana No. A-370
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 5, 1972 · Communist, Douglas, Party
409 U.S. 806; 93 S. Ct. 28; 34 L. Ed. 2d 64; 1972 U.S. LEXIS 1855 (United States Reports)

Edgar D. Whitcomb, Applicants v. Communist Party of Indiana No. A-370

Opinion

D. C. N. D. Ind. Motion of applicants for emergency stay presented to Mr. Justice Rehnquist, and by him referred to the Court, denied as moot. Cross motion of Communist *807 Party of Indiana et al. to petition for mandate to enforce prior order of United States District Court also denied.

Mr. Justice Douglas would treat motion of Communist Party of Indiana et al. as jurisdictional statement and postpone question of jurisdiction to hearing of case on the merits.

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