United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit No. 12,597, Sept. 6, 1952: Harry Renton Bridges, Henry Schmidt, and J.R. Robertson, appellants vs. United States of America, appellee

  • [San Francisco: Pernau-Walsh Printing Co.], 1952
By BRIDGES, Harry Renton, Henry Schmidt, and J.R. Robertson
[San Francisco: Pernau-Walsh Printing Co.], 1952. First Edition. Octavo (23cm.); publisher's staplebound and hole-punched self-wrappers; 52pp. Light toning and a hint of wear to extremities, else Very Good or better. Appeal made by Australian-born union leader of the International Longshoremen's Association and two fellow union members for "conspiracy to fraudulently secure Bridges' naturalization" in 1945. At the time Bridges had lied about his membership to the CPUSA though the present charge was eventually overturned by the Supreme Court due to the statute of limitations.

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