Statement of Justice Jesse W. Carter made over the telephone to a group assembled at a reception given by Dr. Leonard Pockman at the home of Dr. Levitin, 355 Castenada Avenue in San Francisco on April the 12th, 1953, relative to the loyalty oath statute. typescript.

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Statement of Justice Jesse W. Carter made over the telephone to a group assembled at a reception given by Dr. Leonard Pockman at the home of Dr. Levitin, 355 Castenada Avenue in San Francisco on April the 12th, 1953, relative to the loyalty oath statute. typescript.

Justice Carter speaks out against this oath, stating its threat to civil liberties and touting the basic rights of citizens to question and criticize government.

4 leaves ; 30 cm.

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Carter, Jesse W., 1888-1959

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Jesse Washington Carter was born in Carrville, California in 1888. In 1913, he graduated from Golden Gate Law College, and in 1913, Carter opened a law office in Redding, California. In 1918 he became the district attorney for Redding; he also served as city attorney for Mt. Shasta and Redding. In 1939 he became a California state senator and was appointed to the state supreme court. He served until his death in 1959. From the description of Letters of Jesse Washington Carter, 1941-1...