50 U.S.C. § 781

Repealed. Pub. L. 103–199, title VIII, § 803(1), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2329

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 99 cases, 1950–2011 · leading case: Communist Party of United States v. Subversive Activities Control Bd., 367 U.S. 1 (1961).
Communist Party of United States v. Subversive Activities Control Bd., 367 U.S. 1 (1961). · cites it 12× “987 , 50 U. S. C. § 781 et seq. It has been amended, principally by the Communist Control Act of 1954, 68 Stat.”
Aptheker v. Sec'y of State, 378 U.S. 500 (1964). · cites it 4× “987 , 50 U. S. C. § 781 (1). The provision therefore sweeps within its prohibition both knowing and unknowing members.”
Ullmann v. United States, 350 U.S. 422 (1956). · cites it 4× “987 , 50 U. S. C. § 781 , to be employed by the United States, to be employed in any defense facility, to hold office or employment with any labor organization, § 5 (a) (1), or to apply for a passport or to use a passport.”
Pennsylvania v. Nelson, 350 U.S. 497 (1956). · cites it 4× “[12] 50 U. S. C. § 781 et seq. [13] Id., § 782 (3), (4).”
Kent v. Dulles, 357 U.S. 116 (1958). · cites it 2× “987 , 993, 50 U. S. C. §§ 781 , 785, provide that it shall be unlawful, when a Communist organization is registered under the Act or when "there is in effect a final order of the Board requiring an organization to register," for any member having knowledge of such registry and…”
Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund, 421 U.S. 491 (1975). · cites it 2× “Finally, he noted that the prime purpose of the Subcommittee's inquiry was to investigate application of the Internal Security Act of 1950, 50 U. S. C. § 781 et seq., and that, too, provided a legitimate congressional interest.”
United States v. Brown, 381 U.S. 437 (1965). · cites it 2× “987 , 50 U. S. C. § 781 et seq. (1958 ed.). The definition of "Communist-action organization" which the Board is to apply is set forth in § 3 of the Act: "[A]ny organization in the United States .”
Scales v. United States, 367 U.S. 203 (1961). · cites it 2× “987 , *207 50 U. S. C. § 781 et seq., constitutes a pro tanto repeal of the membership clause of the Smith Act by excluding from the reach of that clause membership in any Communist organization.”
City of Portland v. Tidyman, 759 P.2d 242 (Or. 1988). · cites it 2× “50 U.S.C. § 781 et seq. Beyond statutes passed in apprehension of danger from offensive expression, Dean Calabresi has written more generally: "[Some] laws no longer served current needs or represented current majorities.”
Schoenman v. Fed. Bureau of Investigation, 763 F. Supp. 2d 173 (D.D.C. 2011). · cites it 2× “§ 2387, and the Internal Security Act of 1950, 50 U.S.C. § 781 , as the statutory authority for these law enforcement activities.”
Elfbrandt v. Russell, 384 U.S. 11 (1966). · cites it 2× “[2] See the findings of Congress, Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950, 50 U. S. C. § 781 (1964 ed.), and of the Arizona Legislature, Arizona Communist Control Act of 1961, Ariz.”
Black v. Cutter Labs., 278 P.2d 905 (Cal. 1955). · cites it 3× “987; 50 U.S.C.A. §781 ) : “As a result of evidence adduced before various committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Congress finds that— “(1) There exists a world Communist movement which in its origins, its development, and its present practice, is a world-wide…”
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