Zemel v. Rusk

Plaintiff

Louis Zemel

Defendants

Dean Rusk, U.S. Secretary of State; Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. Attorney General

Plaintiff's Claim

That it is unconstitutional for the secretary of state and attorney general to limit the location of travel of a citizen of the United States.

Chief Lawyer for Plaintiff

Leonard B. Boudin

Chief Defense Lawyer

Benjamin C. Flannagan

Judges

J. Joseph Smith, Circuit Judge; District Judge Claire; District Judge Blumenfeld

Place

U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut

Date of Decision

20 February 1964

Decision

That restrictions to travel, if made in a non-discriminatory fashion, were valid in the interests of national security.

Related Cases

• Kent v. Dulles, 357 U.S. 116 (1958).
• Aptheker v. Secretary of State, 378 U.S. 500 (1964).

Further Readings

• Biskupic, Joan and Elder Witt. Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court, 3rd ed. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1996.
• Hall, Kermit, ed. The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court. New York: Oxford University Press, p. 43.