Legal Citation: 378 U.S. 500 (1964)

Appellant
Herbert Aptheker

Appellee
Dean Rusk, U.S. Secretary of State

Appellant's Claim
That the provision of the Internal Security Act of 1950 denying passports to members of the American Communist Party interferes with the constitutional right to travel.

Chief Lawyers for Appellant
John J. Abt, Joseph Forer

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Abram Chayes

Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black, William J. Brennan, Jr., William O. Douglas, Arthur Goldberg (writing for the Court), Potter Stewart, Earl Warren

Justices Dissenting
Tom C. Clark, John Marshall Harlan II, Byron R. White

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
22 June 1964

Decision
The provision denying passports was struck down as unconstitutional.