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Only seven members of the Supreme Court were on hand Monday when the nation's highest tribunal entered what promised to be one of its greatest years. With senate confirmation of Sherman Minton, however, and the recovery of Justice Douglas, the court will again be at full strength for the heavy work ahead...
Among the most important decisions expected are those on civil rights and interpretation of the fourteenth amendment. At the time of its adjournment in June, the court had not acted on the Henderson case involving segregation on southern railroads, or the disputes concerning segregation in southern universities. The Henderson appeal came up from the Baltimore Federal District Court which ruled that, since there was no evidence of inequality, Henderson, a negro, failed to show where his rights as a citizen were abridged. Thus, the Supreme Court must decide whether, as Henderson alleges, "inequality always accompanies segregation...
...Court and Loyalty...
President Truman's loyalty program will also be considered this term. Just one day, after the nine justices went home last spring, the District Court in Washington upheld an investigating board in its dismissal of James Bruno from the Post Office Department when he failed to pass a loyalty test...
...Washington, the Supreme Court begins its new term today with one new member and another seat vacant. The coming session is expected to make decisions on the powers of the House Committee on Un-American Affairs. Justice William O. Douglas will be absent today because he suffered at least 13 broken ribs and a punctured lung while horseback-riding in the state of Washington yesterday...