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Reuel Amdur

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:California
Support
Civil Liberties
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Biography

Reuel Amdur was convicted in Berkeley for setting up a sidewalk table without a permit to gather clemency signatures for the Rosenbergs — a permit he was denied because of his views. His conviction was overturned on appeal in 1954.

Case

Charges: Permit violation —.
Sentence: Conviction reversed. Verdict as recorded: Convicted 1953; acquitted on appeal 1954. Charges as recorded: Permit violation — for a sidewalk table collecting Rosenberg-clemency signatures.
Convicted: Yes