The Oyez Project: 1955 Term Arguments http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1955/ U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) en-us http://www.oyez.org/images/oyezfeed.jpg U.S. Supreme Court Audio Recordings, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) Pennsylvania v. Nelson (No. 10) - Oral Argument, Part 1 Tue, 15 Nov 1955 12:00:00 -0500 <p>Nelson, a member of the Communist Party, was convicted of violating the Pennsylvania Sedition Act. This Act was implemented prior to Congress's adoption of the Smith Act of 1940 (amended in 1948) which prohibited the same conduct as Pennsylvania's law.</p> <p>Nelson, a member of the Communist Party, was convicted of violating the Pennsylvania Sedition Act. This Act was implemented prior to Congress's adoption of the Smith Act of 1940 (amended in 1948) which prohibited the same conduct as Pennsylvania's law.</p><br/><br/><p>Did the Smith Act supersede enforcement of Pennsylvania's sedition law?</p> 10_19551115-argument-1 http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1955/1955_10/argument-1/ supreme, court, oyez, rehnquist Pennsylvania v. Nelson (No. 10) - Oral Argument, Part 2 Tue, 15 Nov 1955 12:00:00 -0500 <p>Nelson, a member of the Communist Party, was convicted of violating the Pennsylvania Sedition Act. This Act was implemented prior to Congress's adoption of the Smith Act of 1940 (amended in 1948) which prohibited the same conduct as Pennsylvania's law.</p> <p>Nelson, a member of the Communist Party, was convicted of violating the Pennsylvania Sedition Act. This Act was implemented prior to Congress's adoption of the Smith Act of 1940 (amended in 1948) which prohibited the same conduct as Pennsylvania's law.</p><br/><br/><p>Did the Smith Act supersede enforcement of Pennsylvania's sedition law?</p> 10_19551116-argument-2 http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1955/1955_10/argument-2/ supreme, court, oyez, rehnquist