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COMPETITION. See Antitrust Acts.

COMPLAINT. See Jurisdiction, IV, 2.

COMPULSORY TESTIMONY ACT. See Witnesses.

CONGRESS. See Constitutional Law, I.

CONSENT. See Jurisdiction, IV, 1.

CONSERVATION. See Alaska.

CONSPIRACY. See Witnesses.

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. See also Eminent Domain; Habeas
Corpus; Jurisdiction, II, 3; IV, 1; Witnesses.

I. In General, p. 967.

II. Freedom of Speech, p. 967.
III. Commerce, p. 967.

IV. Contracts, p. 967.

V. Imports and Exports, p. 968.
VI. Full Faith and Credit, p. 968.
VII. Due Process of Law, p. 968.

VIII. Equal Protection of Laws, p. 969.

I. In General.

Judicial power-Diversity jurisdiction-Power of Congress to legis-
late for District of Columbia.-Act of Congress conferring on federal
district courts jurisdiction of civil actions between citizens of District
of Columbia and citizens of a State, valid. National Mutual Ins.
Co. v. Tidewater Transfer Co., 582.

II. Freedom of Speech.

Restrictions-State law-Validity.-Ordinance, construed in charge
to jury as penalizing speech which invites dispute or causes unrest,
invalid; conviction on general verdict reversed; immaterial that no
exception taken to charge. Terminiello v. Chicago, 1.

III. Commerce.

State taxation-Transportation of oil.-Mississippi tax on pipe-
line company measured by receipts from transportation within State
of oil from lease tanks to railroad loading racks, valid. Interstate
Pipe Line Co. v. Stone, 662.

IV. Contracts.

State law-Impairment of contract-Requiring security for ex-
penses of suit-State statute requiring that in stockholder's deriva-
tive action plaintiff give security for reasonable expenses of de-
fendants, not violative of Contract Clause. Cohen v. Beneficial Loan
Corp., 541.

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-Continued.

V. Imports and Exports.

1. Exports-State taxation-Validity.-State tax on unshipped por-
tion of cement plant sold for export, valid; immaterial that dis-
mantler was carrier. Empresa Siderurgica v. Merced County, 154.

2. Exports-State taxation-Storage at port of export.-Local ad
valorem tax on gasoline purchased for export but stored for 15 months
at port of export, valid. Joy Oil Co. v. State Tax Comm'n, 286.

VI. Full Faith and Credit.

Judgments-Revivor.-Missouri decision refusing enforcement of
revived Colorado judgment, irrespective of effect of revivor under
Colorado law, erroneous. Union Nat. Bank v. Lamb, 38.

VII. Due Process of Law,

1. Administrative hearing-Oral argument.-Opportunity for oral
argument not required on all questions of law; validity of Com-
munications Act procedure. Federal Communications Comm'n v.
WJR, Inc., 265.

2. State statutes-Retroactivity-Validity.-Statute requiring that
in stockholder's derivative action plaintiff give security for reasonable
expenses of defendants, not invalid as applied to actions pending at
time of enactment. Cohen v. Beneficial Loan Corp., 541.

3. State regulation-Stockholder's derivative action-Requirement
of security. Statute requiring that in stockholder's derivative action
plaintiff whose interest is small give security for reasonable expenses
of defendants, valid; applicable though corporation be foreign.
Cohen v. Beneficial Loan Corp., 541.

4. State taxation-Pipe-line companies-Intrastate activities.-
Mississippi tax on pipe-line company measured by receipts from
transportation within state of oil from lease tanks to railroad loading
racks, valid. Interstate Pipe Line Co. v. Stone, 662.

5. Criminal cases-Fair trial.-Lack of counsel so handicapped de-
fendant in criminal prosecution in state court that due process was
denied. Gibbs v. Burke, 773.

6. Criminal cases-Sentencing.-Consideration of out-of-court in-
formation by judge did not vitiate sentence, though of death. Wil-
liams v. New York, 241.

7. Criminal cases-Availability of state remedy.-Query whether
habeas corpus available in Illinois for consideration of claim of denial
of due process in criminal trial. Young v. Ragen, 235.

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-Continued.

VIII. Equal Protection of Laws.

1. Stockholder's derivative action-Requirement of security-
Classification based on value of stockholder's interest.-Statute re-
quiring that in stockholder's derivative action plaintiff whose interest
is less than 5% of outstanding shares and less than $50,000 in value
give security for reasonable expenses of defendants, valid. Cohen v.
Beneficial Loan Corp., 541.

2. State taxation-Foreign corporations-Accounts receivable.—
Ohio statute taxing foreign corporations on accounts receivable from
sales of goods manufactured within State, but exempting residents
and domestic corporations, invalid; tax not validated by provision for
"reciprocity." Wheeling Steel Corp. v. Glander, 562.

CONTRACTS. See also Antitrust Acts; Constitutional Law, IV;
Jurisdiction, I, 2; IV, 1, 4; Veterans.

Government contracts - Cancellation - Liability - Anticipated
profits.-Failure of Court of Claims to find that contractor was ready
and able to perform contract, canceled by Government, invalidated
judgment for loss of anticipated profits. United States v. Penn Mfg.
Co., 198.

COPYRIGHTS. See Taxation, 2.

CORPORATIONS. See Constitutional Law, III; IV; VII, 2-4;
VIII; Jurisdiction, III; IV, 3-4; Venue, 3.

COUNSEL. See Constitutional Law, VII, 5.

COUNTERCLAIM. See Jurisdiction, I, 2.

COURT OF CLAIMS. See Contracts; Eminent Domain.

COURTS. See Constitutional Law, I; VI; VII, 2-3, 5-7; Juris-
diction; Procedure.

COURTS OF APPEALS. See Jurisdiction, III; Labor, 2.

ORIMINAL LAW. See Constitutional Law, II; VII, 5-7; Habeas
Corpus; Witnesses.

OURE. See Admiralty, 3.

DAMAGES. See Contracts.

DEATH. See Tort Claims Act.

DEATH SENTENCE. See Constitutional Law, VII, 6.

DEFENSE HOUSING. See Landlord and Tenant.

DERIVATIVE ACTION. See Constitutional Law, IV; VII, 2-3;

VIII, 1; Jurisdiction, III; IV, 3.

DISEASE. See Employers' Liability Act.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT. See Constitutional Law, II.

DISPUTE. See Constitutional Law, II.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

and Tenant.

See Constitutional Law, I; Landlord

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EMERGENCY RENT ACT. See
Landlord and Tenant.

DIVERSITY JURISDICTION. See Constitutional Law, I; Juris-
diction, IV, 3-5.

DUE PROCESS. See Constitutional Law, II; VII; Habeas Corpus.
EMERGENCY RENT ACT. See Landlord and Tenant.

EMINENT DOMAIN.

Merchant Marine Act-War-time requisition of vessel-Compen-
sation. Requirement of just compensation coterminous with Fifth
Amendment; deductible enhancement in value due to Government's
war-time need; inadequacy of Court of Claims' findings. United
State v. Cors, 325.

EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE. See Admiralty; Employers' Lia-
bility Act; Labor; Veterans.

EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT. See also Venue, 1-2,

Coverage-Injuries-Occupational disease.-Silicosis resulting from
railroad's negligence actionable; faulty sanders on locomotives as
negligence per se under Boiler Inspection Act; statute of limitations.
Urie v. Thompson, 163.

ENEMY. See War.

EQUAL PROTECTION OF LAWS. See Constitutional Law, VIII.

EQUITY. See Gas; Jurisdiction, IV, 1-3.

EVIDENCE. See Antitrust Acts; Witnesses.

EXCEPTIONS. See Constitutional Law, II; VIII.

EXCLUSIVE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS. See Antitrust Acts.

EXEMPTIONS. See Antitrust Acts; Constitutional Law, VIII;
Labor, 3.

EXHAUSTION OF REMEDIES. See Habeas Corpus, 2.
EXPORTS. See Constitutional Law, V.

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT. See Labor, 3.
FAIR TRIAL. See Constitutional Law, VII, 5–7.

FAMILY PARTNERSHIP. See Taxation, 1.

FARMERS. See Labor, 3.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. See Constitu-
tional Law, VII, 1; Procedure, 5.

FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION. See Gas.

FEDERAL QUESTION. See Jurisdiction, I, 1; II, 3-4.

FIFTH AMENDMENT. See Constitutional Law, VII, 1; Eminent

Domain.

FINAL JUDGMENT. See Jurisdiction, III.

FINDINGS. See Contracts; Eminent Domain.

FIRST AMENDMENT.

FISHERIES. See Alaska.

See Constitutional Law, II.

FOREIGN COMMERCE. See Constitutional Law, V.

FOREIGN CORPORATIONS. See Constitutional Law, VII, 3–4;
VIII, 2; Jurisdiction, IV, 4.

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FORUM NON CONVENIENS. See Venue.

FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT. See Constitutional Law, II; VII;
VIII.

FREEDOM OF SPEECH. See Constitutional Law, II.

FREEZING ORDERS. See War.

FULL FAITH AND CREDIT. See Constitutional Law, VI; Juris-
diction, II, 3.

GAS. See also Constitutional Law, III; V, 2.

Natural Gas Act-Authority of Commission-Leases.-Federal
Power Commission without authority to forbid transfer of gas leases
by natural-gas company; not entitled to injunction delaying transfer.
Federal Power Comm'n v. Panhandle Pipe Line Co., 498.
GASOLINE. See Constitutional Law, If; V, 2; Gas.

GENERAL AGENTS. See Admiralty.

GENERAL VERDICT. See Constitutional Law, II.

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS. See Contracts

GOVERNMENT-OWNED HOUSING. See Landlord and Tenant.

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