Session #81 · 1949–51

Speech #810212700

Bridges is a member of. nor affiliated with. the Communist Party of the United States of America. On February 14. 1941. Harry Bridges was again arrested and held for deportation on a charge that after entering the United States he had been a member of. or affiliated with. an organization. association. society. or group that believes in. advocates. or teaches the overthrow by force or violence of the Government of the United States. From March 3. 1941. through June 12. 1941. hearings were held in connection with this second deportation charge. On May 28. 1942. Hon. Francis Biddle. Attorney General of the United States. in a deportation proceeding entitled "Re Bridges" made a finding that the Communist Party is an organization that advocates the overthrow by force and violence of the Government of the United States. On the same date an order of deportation was made by the Attorney General against Bridges. On January 30. 1945. the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on the Bridges case. On April 2. 1945. the Court reviewed the facts of the Bridges case. On June 19." 1945. the Supreme Court ruled 5 to 3 that the deportation order issued against Harry Bridges was illegal. Justices Douglas. Black.
Keywords matched
deportation

Classification

Target group
None Specific
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
HAROLD VELDE
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
IL
Gender
M
Date
—
Speech ID
810212700
Paragraph
#2
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