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...Kostov would not play. When charges of espionage and treason were read to him, he cried: "It is not true!" Stunned, the presiding judge asked Rostov if he repudiated his earlier confession. "Yes, I do," said Rostov quietly...
...political thinking and opinion, and not to prevent subversive action, is clear when we examine the Federal acts in force at the time of the adoption of the order. There existed at that time, and still exist, statutes punishing sabatoge, 50 USC 104-6; espionage, 50 USC 31-2; treason, 18 USC 1-3; sedition, 18 USC 10; and in addition, conspiracy to commit any of the above was punished under 18 USC 88. Also, Federal Civil Service employees are liable for discharge "for such cause as will promote the efficiency of the service." 5 USC 562. Obviously, in light...
...penalty of dismissal for failure to "pass" the loyalty oath is akin to a determination of treason; because of this, the proceeding is in effect, criminal. The Supreme Court, in US v. Lovett, 328 US 303. 317-18 (1946) reviewed the required proceeding safeguards in a criminal proceeding. "An accused in court must be tried by an impartial jury, has a right to be represented by counsel, he must be clearly informed of the charges against him, the law which he is charged with violating must have been passed before he committed the act charged, he must be confronted...
Instead of becoming President, Herbert Burgman, a bald, frail, unimpressive little man, became the most thoroughly indicted traitor in U.S. history (69 counts of treason). On trial in Washington's U.S. District Court, he tried to save himself with a plea of insanity...
...plea failed. Last week, confined to a wheelchair by a heart attack, 53-year-old Herbert Burgman became the twelfth U.S. citizen to be convicted of treason during World...