Communist Control Act of 1954

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Communist_Control_Act_of_1954
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Statements (23)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:citation gptkb:68_Stat._775
gptkbp:codifiedIn 50 U.S.C. §§ 841-844
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticizedFor violating First Amendment rights
gptkbp:dateEnacted August 24, 1954
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Second_Red_Scare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Communist Control Act of 1954
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkbp:provides denied legal rights to Communist organizations
prohibited Communist Party from participating in elections
gptkbp:purpose outlaw Communist Party of the United States
prohibit Communist organizations
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Smith_Act
gptkb:McCarran_Internal_Security_Act
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Hubert_H._Humphrey
gptkb:John_Marshall_Butler
gptkbp:status partially repealed
gptkbp:target gptkb:Communist_Party_USA
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Public_Law_86-449
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6