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Uncertain fate for communists after new law
The article discusses President Eisenhower signing a law outlawing the Communist Party in the United States. It notes the party loses rights and ballot access but may still exist, with battles in court over constitutionality and overlaps with the McCarran Act and Smith Act. Claude Lightfoot faces trial, signaling further legal fights up to the Supreme Court.
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