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Rowoldt v. Perfetto, 355 U.S. 115 (1957)
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Rowoldt v. Perfetto, 355 U.S. 115 (1957)
Rowoldt v. Perfetto No. 5 Argued November 13-14, 1956 Restored to the calendar for reargument June 24, 1957 Reargued October 14, 1957 Decided December 9, 1957 355 U.S. 115
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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In this case, the only evidentiary support for the order for petitioner’s deportation under § 22 of the Internal Security Act of 1950, as amended, was his own testimony before an immigration inspector in 1947 that he joined the Communist Party in 1935, paid dues, attended meetings, worked in a Communist bookstore, and terminated his membership after a year.
Held:
1. From his testimony, the dominating impulse of petitioner’s "affiliation" with the Party may well have been wholly devoid of any "political" implications. Pp. 116-121.
2. The record is too insubstantial to establish that petitioner’s membership was the kind of meaningful association required by § 22, as amended by the Act of March 28, 1951, to support an order of deportation. Pp. 116-121.
228 F.2d 109 reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Rowoldt v. Perfetto, 355 U.S. 115 (1957) in 355 U.S. 115 355 U.S. 116. Original Sources, accessed November 25, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5MJZQC8MQSUHH4W.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Rowoldt v. Perfetto, 355 U.S. 115 (1957), in 355 U.S. 115, page 355 U.S. 116. Original Sources. 25 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5MJZQC8MQSUHH4W.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Rowoldt v. Perfetto, 355 U.S. 115 (1957). cited in 1957, 355 U.S. 115, pp.355 U.S. 116. Original Sources, retrieved 25 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5MJZQC8MQSUHH4W.
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