Case Name: Ralph ILOWITE, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America and the Federal Communications Commission, Respondents
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1968-03-05
Citations: 390 F.2d 589
Docket Number: No. 16527
Parties: Ralph ILOWITE, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America and the Federal Communications Commission, Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 390
Pages: 589–590

Head Matter:
Ralph ILOWITE, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America and the Federal Communications Commission, Respondents.
No. 16527.
United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.
Argued Jan. 8, 1968.
Decided March 5, 1968.
Victor Rabinowitz, Rabinowitz & Bou-din, New York City (Leonard B. Boudin, New York City, on the brief), for petitioner.
Lenore Ehrig, Appeals and Research Section, Internal Security Division, U. S. Dept, of Justice, Washington, D. C. (J. Walter Yeagley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Kevin T. Maroney, Atty., Dept, of Justice, Washington, D. C., Henry Geller, Gen. Counsel, John H. Conlin, Assoc. Gen. Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for respondents.
Before McLAUGHLIN, FREEDMAN and SEITZ, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
PER CURIAM.
The Federal Communications Commission dismissed without prejudice petitioner's applications for amateur and citizen's radio licenses because he refused to answer the Commission's inquiry as to whether he was or had ever been a member of the Communist Party or of any organization or group which advocates or teaches the overthrow of the Government of the United States, or of any political subdivision thereof, by force or violence. The questions were based on Sections 303 (Í), 308(b) and 309(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. § 303(0, 308(b), 309(a)). See also Section 1.961(b) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 1.961 (b). The Commission's questions were entirely proper. Borrow v. F. C. C., 109 U.S.App.D.C. 224, 285 F.2d 666 (1960), cert. den. 364 U.S. 892, 81 S.Ct. 223, 5 L.Ed.2d 188 (1960); Cronan v. F. C. C., 109 U.S.App.D.C. 208, 285 F.2d 288 (1960), cert. den. 366 U.S. 904, 81 S.Ct. 1046, 6 L.Ed.2d 203 (1961); Blumenthal v. F. C. C., 115 U.S.App.D.C. 305, 318 F.2d 276 (1963).
The order of the Commission will be affirmed.