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Pre-Emption Of State Anti-Sedition Legislation By Federal Legislation, Betty B. Fletcher
Pre-Emption Of State Anti-Sedition Legislation By Federal Legislation, Betty B. Fletcher
Washington Law Review
In Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Nelson, 100 L.Ed. Adv. R. 415, Sup.Ct. 477 (1956), the United States Supreme Court, per Mr. Chief Justice Warren, sustained the decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District, quashing the indictment of Steve Nelson under the Pennsylvania Sedition Act. (Under that indictment, he was tried, convicted, and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment, to a $10,000 fine and to costs of prosecution in the sum of $13,000 by the lower Pennsylvania court.) Subsequent to the state court trial, Nelson, an open and avowed communist, was tried and convicted under the federal anti-sedition act (the …
The Uniform Laws In Washington, Byron D. Coney
The Uniform Laws In Washington, Byron D. Coney
Washington Law Review
Since the organization in 1892 of the National Conference on Uniform State Laws, more than 130 uniform laws have been drafted and approved by that group. A good many of the approved acts have since been superceded or withdrawn and at the present time a total of 58 uniform laws and 26 model acts are being recommended for adoption. All the states have adopted some of these laws and a few, such as Wisconsin or South Dakota have enacted a great number. The Commissioners of late have become interested in taking inventory in each state to determine the extent to …