American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born v. Subversive Activities Control Board
380 U.S. 503 · Decided April 26, 1965 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born v. Subversive Activities Control Board was decided on April 26, 1965 by a vote of 5–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Internal security legislation” in the First Amendment area.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 380 U.S. 503 · 85 S. Ct. 1148 · 14 L. Ed. 2d 39 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 1352
- Docket number
- 44
- Decided
- April 26, 1965
- Argued
- December 8, 1964
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Internal security legislation
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- Smith Act, Subversive Activities Control Act, or similar legislation
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Arthur J. Goldberg | Majority |
Did not participate: Byron R. White.
Full case caption
American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born v. Subversive Activities Control Board
SCDB identifiers: case 1964-078, docket 1964-078-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Internal security legislation”
- Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade v. Subversive Activities Control Board
- Zemel v. Rusk
- United States v. BrownAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
- Albertson v. Subversive Activities Control BoardLaw held unconstitutional
- Aptheker v. Secretary of StateLaw held unconstitutional
- Rabinowitz v. Kennedy
Cases on the same legal provision: Smith Act, Subversive Activities Control Act, or similar legislation
- W. E. B. Dubois Clubs of America v. Clark
- Kimm v. Rosenberg
- Niukkanen v. McAlexander
- Uphaus v. Wyman
- Bonetti v. Rogers
Same Term, same area (First Amendment)
- Garrison v. LouisianaLaw held unconstitutional
- Cox v. LouisianaLaw held unconstitutional
- Cox v. Louisiana
- Freedman v. MarylandLaw held unconstitutional
- United States v. Seeger
- Henry v. Collins
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error