Justice Clark. speaking for himself. Justice Reed. and Justice Minton said: The Courts ruling today seriously obstructs the Government in filing denaturalization proceedings in this type of case. It reverses a long line of cases in the lower Federal courts and disregards a consistent administrative practice of over 30 years standing. a period which includes two recodifications of the immigration laws. Furthermore. the identical point on which the case today is decided was present in two earlier cases where it apparently was not considered important enough to be presented to this Court. This ruling of the United States Supreme Court is especially dangerous from the standpoint of Communists in this country. because it is well known that it is very difficult to obtain the affidavits upon which the Court insists. from the standpoint of identifying individuals as members of the Communist Party.
Identified stereotypes
Communists are difficult to identify and therefore pose a threat.