http://www.oyez.org/cases/1955/podcast U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) en The Oyez Project at Chicago-Kent http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1955/1955_701_2/reargument-1 None Thu, 03 May 1956 13:00:00 +0000 63604 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1955/1955_701/argument None Thu, 03 May 1956 13:00:00 +0000 63602 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1955/1955_701_2/reargument-2 None Thu, 03 May 1956 13:00:00 +0000 63603 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1955/1955_442/argument The Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") fired Kendrick Cole when it determined that his employment was not "clearly consistent with the interests of national security." Mr. Cole was a food and drug inspector and a "preference-eligible veteran," but was charged with having "a close association with individuals reliably reported to be Communists." Mr. Cole appealed his discharge to the Civil Service Commission, which denied his appeal, finding that the Veterans' Preference Act did not afford Mr. Cole a right of appeal under the circumstances. Mr. Cole brought an action seeking declaratory judgment in the District of Columbia federal district court alleging that his discharge was invalid and that the Civil Service Commission improperly denied his appeal. The district court dismissed the case and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed. Tue, 06 Mar 1956 13:00:00 +0000 jgoldman 63910 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1955/1955_10/argument-2 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. Tue, 15 Nov 1955 13:00:00 +0000 53540 at http://www.oyez.org http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1955/1955_10/argument-1 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. Tue, 15 Nov 1955 13:00:00 +0000 53539 at http://www.oyez.org