New York Court of Appeals

Robert Thompson, as Chairman of the Communist Party of the State of New York v. William J. Wallin, Constituting the…

November 30, 1950301 N.Y. 476

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the lower courts, holding that the Feinberg Law, which disqualifies public school employees for membership in subversive organizations, does not violate the First Amendment, is not a bill of attainder, is not unconstitutionally vague, and satisfies procedural due process requirements.