The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1961 that the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 could not prohibit government employment from joining what group below?

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The Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 was passed during the height of the Cold War and was aimed at identifying and prosecuting individuals believed to be engaged in subversive activities on behalf of foreign governments. The act required members of certain organizations, including the Communist Party, to register with the government and barred them from holding a variety of government jobs. In 1961, the Supreme Court ruled in Communist Party v. Subversive Activities Control Board that the government could not prohibit government employment to members of the Communist Party solely on the basis of their membership. This ruling upheld the right to freedom of association protected by the First Amendment.

The US Supreme Court Ruled in 1961 That the Subversive Activities