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ON THE RECORD: Reardon asks for clarity into changed court records from Judge John Kelly Luther in scheduled hearing 4/12/2022

Circuit Court Judge John Kelly Luther and Matt Reardon met again for the first time in 5-years in a nearly 2-Hour motions hearing scheduled by Reardon on 4/12/2022. See what the response is when Matt Reardon asked about the mysterious changing of court records in The Circuit Court Clerk’s Office

Circuit Court Judge John Kelly Luther and Matt Reardon met again for the first time in 5-years in a nearly 2-Hour motions hearing scheduled by Reardon on 4/12/2022. At the conclusion of the hearing, Judge Luther asks Reardon if there is anything else he would like to address. At this point, Reardon takes the perfect opportunity to address a very important matter to him in open court on the record. Here is how it went and what response was given when Matt Reardon asked about the mysterious changing of court records on two separately filed matters in Circuit Court

Lafayette County and State of MS neglects duty; lets Crowder off the hook again for False Reporting of Crimes

Well, time has come and gone yet again for Liz Crowder to be taught a lesson regarding the lies and false reports given to law enforcement, in particular regarding the father of her child, Matt Reardon. Yet again the State of Mississippi through it’s obnoxiously biased prosecutors have allowed her to escape unscathed with no relief whatsoever granted to the victim/claimant, Reardon. Listen above to the 22-minute exchange in trial between Reardon, Prosecutor Bela J Chain, Judge Johnny Wayne McClarty, and Crowder’s newly hired Attorney (name unknown).

Well, time has come and gone yet again for Liz Crowder to be taught a lesson regarding the lies and false reports given to law enforcement, in particular regarding the father of her child, Matt Reardon. Yet again the State of Mississippi through it’s obnoxiously biased prosecutors have allowed her to escape unscathed with no relief whatsoever granted to the victim/claimant, Reardon. Listen above to the 22-minute exchange in trial between Reardon, Prosecutor Bela J Chain, Judge Johnny Wayne McClarty, and Crowder’s newly hired Attorney (name unknown). Reardon has stayed tied into it with Lafayette County and the State of Mississippi over the past few years particularly since a set of events that transpired back in 2017 which Reardon steadfastly claims he was victim to multiple lies, fake allegations, and complete deprivation of due process rights in order to obtain a cheap-shot ill contrived conviction

Massive Federal Lawsuit Filed Against State of MS, Lafayette County Officials, and Communicare

Matt Reardon files $27.5 Million lawsuit against the State of Mississippi by and through Lafayette County, it’s Sheriff, and multiple named Officials.

6/13/2022 UPDATE: Reardon Files Amended Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint and with it files amended 74-page complaint REMOVING John Doe Deputies (1-10) and ADDING Mississippi Department of Mental Health to Suit!


Matt Reardon files $27.5 Million lawsuit against the State of Mississippi by and through Lafayette County, it’s Sheriff, and multiple named Officials.

The 70-page lawsuit also names Communicare, it’s executive director, and two of its employees. It seeks $2.5 million in compensatory damages and $25 million in punitive damages in a bold move to help deter future conduct of the such

Reardon claims it was fraudulent, untrue statements given by the Lafayette County Sheriff, Joey East, acted on twice by Communicare employees whom acted in a reckless and negligent way that are fully attributable. He says all others named either assisted or had a duty to prevent the ruthless attack on his civil rights and the complete deprivation of said guaranteed rights in these shocking and unprecedented moves to cover up major discrepancies.

Investigative Guerilla Reporter Journalist Matt Reardon Hits Back with Precision in bringing forth facts and truths in this 42-minute video detailing out his second shocking discovery of records that he alleges were fraudulently changed in the Lafayette County Circuit Court. The video begins with a clerk from the Circuit Clerk’s Office informing Reardon that his assigned judge in a new matter filed in this North Mississippi Circuit Court would be Judge Kent Smith, and that the judges are assigned via an algorithm that randomly (and presumptively fairly) assigns a circuit court judge to a newly filed case out of the three Circuit Court Judges available. Reardon is shown simply trying to find out where the responsibility falls when the Judge in his newest court filing is mysteriously changed to the same Circuit Court Judge (Luther) Reardon claims presents a gigantic conflict of interest, even citing certain individual violations of the Judicial code of ethics, the high standard all judges are held to. After walking out of the Circuit Court Courthouse, Reardon mildly states his state of shock and concern at how quickly the situation deteriorated. Outside, Reardon is then confronted by Lafayette County Sheriff Joey East who tells Reardon to not go back into Circuit Court unless he has something in specific to file. At this point, Reardon takes the opportunity to get a few things off of his chest regarding the flagrant uncaring abuse of what he states is his constitutional rights and civil duty, even referencing to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s requests as being “tyrannical”. A few other pleasantries are exchanged before Reardon leaves in disarray at what had just transpired.

After an unsuccessful call to Judge Luther and Judge Smith’s Offices, Reardon receives a call from Circuit Court advising him that his newest court filing was improperly filed in circuit court and would need to be refiled in Justice Court which Reardon rushes to do in just the nick of time. The very next day, December 7th, 2021, Lafayette County Sheriff Joey East rose to the occasion once again in passing obnoxious lies and complaints centered around constitutionally protected activity as a journalist, reporter, and credentialed member of the press to an employee of Communicare by the name of Rachel Alcorn with a predisposed plan to exploit the State’s mental health laws by cutting corners, ignoring required procedure under state law, and seeking to separate a husband and father of four from his family. This they were successful in doing at the expense of both Reardon and his family when no crimes were ever committed and the entire procedure was botched through and through. On 12/30/2021 It was made known that Local Law Enforcement tying directly to the Lafayette County Sheriff Joey East had tendered the obnoxious, damning lies to Rachel Alcorn, an employee of Communicare, in a successful attempt to get Communicare to seek Judicial Commitment of Matt Reardon, in a grueling, sickening act that undoubtedly would align with the legal definition of human trafficking.

SHOWN ABOVE: Reardon is seen arriving home with his family when two Lafayette County Sheriff’s Deputies pull up advising Reardon that a “Writ to take Custody for Mental Commitment” had been taken out for him earlier that day, and he is then taken into custody.

East’s motive in the matter is very clear to see when taking into consideration key facts based upon numerous erroneous and concerning findings have more recently surfaced regarding the Lafayette County Sheriff’s alleged involvement in a matter dating back to 2017. Even more alarming is the fact that the latest record fraudulently altered in Circuit Court that was discovered by me just so happened to be a matter I was appealing from Lafayette County Justice Court where East’s Deputies and even he himself gave false sworn testimony in order to contrive a conviction based upon lies. Reardon immediately condemned the latest ruthless attack and labeled it for what it was: a fraudulent commitment coming about as a result of completely erroneous lies spewed by the sheriff, Joey East, and completely botched procedure by Communicare and its Employees.

After voicing his complete disgust with the matter to a Communicare employee, Reardon was informed that he needed to submit any complaint in writing to the director of the Facility including any demand for preservation of evidence. Early on in the afternoon on February 8th, 2022 at the conclusion of speaking with chancery court clerk Sherry Wall, Reardon filed and served an 8-page shocking letter with Chancery Judge Lawrence Little’s chambers and Communicare’s executive director Dr. Sandy Rogers.

The very next day, February 9th, 2022, another Communicare Employee (Susan Beard) proceeded to file another affidavit for commitment of Reardon claiming he had refused to attend a scheduled appointment, however, recorded phone calls with Communicare paint an entirely different picture and in combination with the Complaint filed just 1-day prior almost certainly show that this latest move by Communicare and its employees was ill-brought once again and done to retaliate against Reardon and once again try to dodge a situation that the county and Communicare brought on themselves.

On February 10th, 2022, upon returning home close to midnight from his wife being hospitalized due to pregnancy complications, Lafayette County Sheriffs Deputies light up the yard with blue lights and take Reardon once again into custody for the affidavit for commitment filed in front of his wife, Madelyn.

Reardon was held for 6-days without any rights afforded to him at the Lafayette County Detention Center and then shipped 2.5 hours across the state to the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian MS on February 16th, 2022. There he would stay, deprived of his liberty among other rights, for 30 days. All of this put Madelyn into preterm labor and she gave birth via emergency c-section on February 17, 2022 to a 2lb 11oz extremely premature baby boy without her husband by her side.

Reardon now takes the position that this latest move constitutes violations of the false claims act along with violations of the whistleblower act, while leaving him feeling like a victim of human trafficking by county officials and a Quasi-Governmental entity, Communicare through the exploitation of Mississippi’s outdated mental health laws in a conspiracy involving local Government officials and private citizens in this latest move that he fully believes chills the Constitutional Rights of other citizens, particularly journalists and reporters if left unchecked. Particularly when these individuals could be poised to pull this very bold move again on him, or anyone else whom holds any information disfavoring to them.

Matt Reardon claims these acts of aggression demonstrate acts of insurrection committed by the Lafayette County Sheriff through a massive abuse of power, and that everything that has occurred since 2017 calls for investigation and prosecution under the Patriot Act and the RICO Act. He alleges All of this amounts to a Completely Low-Blow, Conspired upon Attack organized and orchestrated by Lafayette County Officials to intimidate and remove not only a private citizen, but a credentialed Journalist/Reporter not once but twice within 2 months time; on December 7, 2021 and February 10th, 2022.

NOT ONLY WAS THIS A MASSIVE, INTENTIONAL ATTACK ON HIS CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES, BUT THAT THIS WAS AN UNSCRUPULOUS ATTACK ON A CONCERNED CITIZEN DOUBLING AS AN INDEPENDENT REPORTER BY THE SAME GOVERNMENT ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHANGED COURT RECORDS. THERE IS ZERO DOUBT THAT THIS FORM OF RETALIATION STEMS FROM ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY, AS SUCH FULLY CHILLS THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF ALL CITIZENS UNTIL SUCH TIME THESE MAJOR ISSUES GET PROPERLY ADDRESSED AND RECTIFIED.

Reardon claims that all known facts provide more than enough proof to allege that Lafayette County Officials conspired with at least one Private Citizen and likely multiple to successfully deprive a citizen and credentialed member of the press of his civil rights and that the actions that occurred CHILL the constitutional rights of other citizens until such time this atrocity is properly rectified. He says this most certainly calls for examination and overhaul of an easily manipulable system that the Mississippi Government has exploited, taken full advantage of, and has a high tendency of repeating again.

HE SAYS HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS UNDER THE FIRST AND FOURTH AMENDMENT MADE APPLICABLE TO THE STATES BY THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION WERE VIOLATED AT THE MALICE HANDS OF THE LAFAYETTE COUNTY SHERIFF & OTHER LAFAYETTE COUNTY OFFICIALS

Here is the 12-Page Affidavit Reardon filed 1/3/2021 PLACING the County, State, & East on Notice of Pending Litigation

See the Court Filing Filed in Circuit Court to Spark the latest series of events in Lafayette County, MS

AND HERE IS THE ORIGINAL FRAUD DISCOVERED WHICH REARDON REPORTS ON IN AUGUST OF 2020

LK17-295 | Amended Motion for Relief from Judgement

Filed 3/28/2022

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Breaking News Alert! A Chilling Warning to All Citizens particularly Journalists & Reporters in North Mississippi

I now take the position that this latest move constitutes violations of the false claims act along with violations of the whistleblower act, while leaving me feeling like a victim of human trafficking by county officials and a Quasi-Governmental entity, Communicare through the exploitation of Mississippi’s outdated mental health laws in a conspiracy involving local Government officials and private citizens in this latest move that I believe chills the Constitutional Rights of other citizens, particularly journalists and reporters if left unchecked. Particularly when these individuals could be poised to pull this very bold move again on me, or anyone else whom holds any information disfavoring to them.

My name is Matt Reardon and I am an independent investigative journalist & reporter. On December 6th, 2021, I had discovered a key court record in Lafayette County Circuit Court that I fully believe was fraudulently altered. This just so happened to be the second time this has happened over the past year on two currently active filed matters of mine in Circuit Court. When pressing in for answers as to how this could have happened, the Circuit Clerk, Jeff Busby, got highly defensive and told the other clerks not to answer any of my questions and even acknowledged he had never seen or heard of this happening. 

Busby then communicated out to the Lafayette County Sheriff Joey East in order to try to get rid of me due to the newest significant issue discovered and undoubtable issues that would come from the discovery. East’s motive in the matter is very clear to see when taking into consideration key facts based upon numerous erroneous and concerning findings have more recently surfaced regarding the Lafayette County Sheriff’s alleged involvement in a matter dating back to 2017. Even more alarming is the fact that the latest record fraudulently altered in Circuit Court that was discovered by me just so happened to be a matter I was appealing from Lafayette County Justice Court where East’s Deputies and even he himself gave false sworn testimony in order to contrive a conviction based upon lies. The very next day, December 7th, 2021, Lafayette County Sheriff Joey East rose to the occasion once again in passing obnoxious lies and complaints centered around constitutionally protected activity as a journalist, reporter, and credentialed member of the press to an employee of Communicare by the name of Rachel Alcorn with a predisposed plan to exploit the State’s mental health laws by cutting corners, ignoring required procedure under state law, and seeking to separate a husband and father of four from his family in a grueling, sickening act that undoubtedly would align with not only the feeling, but the legal definition of human trafficking. And this they were successful in doing at the expense of both me and my family when no crimes were ever committed and the entire procedure was botched through and through. 

At approximately 5pm on December 7th, 2021 upon returning home from a Doctors Appointment for one of his children, I was taken into custody at my residence in front of my wife and child based upon false claims in a sinister, cowardly attack on an independent journalist in order to suppress the reporting of fraud to not only the public, but the proper authorities for the dishonesty which took place on open legal matters stemming from the Lafayette County Circuit Court/Circuit Clerks Office.  

After discharge from a two-and-a-half-week involuntary stay based upon lies and cover-up, I immediately condemned the ruthless attack and labeled it for what it was: a fraudulent commitment coming about as a result of completely erroneous lies spewed by the sheriff, Joey East, and completely botched procedure by Communicare and its Employees. After voicing my complete disgust with the matter to a Communicare employee, I was informed that I needed to submit any complaint in writing to the director of the Facility including any demand for preservation of evidence. Early on in the afternoon on February 8th, 2022 at the conclusion of speaking with chancery court clerk Sherry Wall, I filed and served an 8-page shocking letter with Chancery Judge Lawrence Little’s chambers and Communicare’s executive director Dr. Sandy Rogers. The very next day, February 9th, 2022, another Communicare Employee proceeded to file another affidavit for commitment of me claiming I had refused to attend a scheduled appointment, however, recorded phone calls with Communicare paint an entirely different picture and in combination with the Complaint filed just 1-day prior almost certainly show that this latest move by Communicare and its employees was ill-brought once again and done to retaliate against me and once again try to dodge a situation that the county and Communicare brought on themselves.

On February 10th, 2022, upon returning home close to midnight from my wife being hospitalized due to pregnancy complications, Lafayette County Sheriffs Deputies light up the yard with blue lights and take me once again into custody for the affidavit for commitment filed in front of my wife, Madelyn.  I was held for 6-days without any rights afforded to me at the Lafayette County Detention Center and then shipped 2.5 hours across the state to the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian MS on February 16th, 2022. There I would stay, deprived of my liberty among other rights, for 30 days. All of this put Madelyn into preterm labor and she gave birth via emergency c-section on February 17, 2022 to a 2lb 11oz extremely premature baby boy without me by her side. 

I now take the position that this latest move constitutes violations of the false claims act along with violations of the whistleblower act, while leaving me feeling like a victim of human trafficking by county officials and a Quasi-Governmental entity, Communicare through the exploitation of Mississippi’s outdated mental health laws in a conspiracy involving local Government officials and private citizens in this latest move that I believe chills the Constitutional Rights of other citizens, particularly journalists and reporters if left unchecked. Particularly when these individuals could be poised to pull this very bold move again on me, or anyone else whom holds any information disfavoring to them.

I’m looking for the assistance of a willing and able licensed attorney whom can assist. If you can’t, I would appreciate a referral to somebody that might be able to.

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All My Best,

Matt Reardon

Three Things Crucial to know about current events in Mississippi

WARNING: This Video Contains Lies, Violence, Illegal Search, & Overdetention by Lafayette Sheriffs Deputies

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The 4th Visit to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department on 12-28-2020 resulted in this absolutely bizarre arrest of Matt Reardon and it is all Completely Broken-Down as it was presented at trial. Arresting officers were Deputy Courtney Dixon and Deputy Ethan Tidwell with Deputy Omar Ahmed assisting and Sheriff Joey East spectating.

SEE ALL 4 LCSO ENCOUNTERS IN 2020 ONLINE HERE

AND THEN….

MASSIVE VIOLATIONS OF THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT (FCA) & THE WHISTLEBLOWER ACT

Phone Calls which demonstrate Communicare acted in retaliation and malice in their latest attack

The existing laws surrounding due process and the federal rights afforded to all citizens simply can’t be ignored, and nothing will change them. The moves made by Lafayette County Officials and Communicare simply exacerbated everything for them most of all. The Calls attached to this video go to fully invalidating Communicare and exposing their truly immoral intentions. Visit lafayettems.net to see more information

AND FINALLY….

Meet Ethan-Oliver James Reardon

Ethan-Oliver was born to parents Matthew and Madelyn Reardon on February 17th, 2022 at the Tupelo Women’s Hospital. On this day, Ethan-Oliver was just 28 weeks and 6 days gestational age and weighed just 2lb 11oz. He has been fighting for his life ever since that time. As tough as it has been on parents Matthew and Madelyn along with his sisters Meri-Emmelyn, Anna-Claire, and McKenna-Rose living an hour away from baby Ethan, It’s The details surrounding this preemie’s significantly early arrival have made this situation for the Reardon family particularly strenuous, difficult, and have piled on additional stresses and worries for this young family of 6.

On December 6th, 2021, Ethan-Oliver’s father, Matthew whom is an independent investigative journalist & reporter, discovered a key court record in Lafayette County Circuit Court that was fraudulently altered now twice over the past year on two currently active filed matters of Reardon’s. When pressing in for answers as to how this could have happened, the Circuit Clerk got highly defensive and had communicated out to the Lafayette County Sheriff Joey East in order to try to get rid of Reardon along with what the county and certain County Officials would interpret as a significant issue discovered and sore on the horizon. East’s motive in the matter is very clear to see when taking into consideration key facts based upon numerous erroneous and concerning findings have more recently surfaced regarding the Lafayette County Sheriff’s alleged involvement in a matter dating back to 2017. Even more alarming is the fact that the latest record fraudulently altered in Circuit Court that was discovered by Reardon just so happened to be a matter Reardon was appealing from Lafayette County Justice Court where East’s Deputies and even he himself gave false sworn testimony in order to contrive a conviction based upon lies. The very next day, December 7th, 2021, Lafayette County Sheriff Joey East rose to the occasion once again in passing obnoxious lies and complaints centered around constitutionally protected activity as a journalist, reporter, and credentialed member of the press to an employee of Communicare by the name of Rachel Alcorn with a predisposed plan to exploit the State’s mental health laws by cutting corners, ignoring required procedure under state law, and seeking to separate a husband and father of four from his family in a grueling, sickening act that undoubtedly would align with not only the feeling, but the legal definition of human trafficking. And this they were successful in doing at the expense of Reardon and his family when no crimes were ever committed and the procedure botched through and through. At approximately 5pm on December 7th, 2021 upon returning home from a Doctors Appointment for one of his children, Reardon is taken into custody at his residence in front of his wife and child based upon false claims in a sinister, cowardly attack on an independent journalist in order to suppress the reporting of fraud to not only the public but the proper authorities for the dishonesty which took place on open legal matters stemming from the Lafayette County Circuit Court/Circuit Clerks Office.

Reardon immediately condemned the ruthless attack and hailed the involuntary commitment as a fraudulent commitment coming about as a result of completely erroneous lies spewed by the sheriff, Joey East, and echoed by Communicare staff members. After voicing his complete disgust with the matter to a Communicare employee, Matthew was informed that he needed to submit any complaint in writing to the director of the Facility including any demand for preservation of evidence. Early on in the afternoon on February 8th, 2022 at the conclusion of speaking with chancery court clerk Sherry Wall, Reardon filed and served an 8-page shocking letter with Chancery Judge Lawrence Little’s chambers and Communicare’s executive director Dr. Sandy Rogers.

The very next day, February 9th, 2022, another Communicare Employee proceeded to file another affidavit for commitment of Reardon claiming Reardon had refused to attend a scheduled appointment, however, recorded phone calls with Communicare paint an entirely different picture and in combination with the Complaint filed just 1-day prior almost certainly show that this latest move by Communicare and its employees was ill-brought once again and done to retaliate against Reardon and once again try to dodge a situation that the county and Communicare brought on themselves.

On February 10th, 2022, upon returning home close to midnight from Madelyn being hospitalized due to pregnancy complications, Lafayette County Sheriffs Deputies light up the yard with blue lights and take Reardon once again into custody for the affidavit for commitment filed in front of his wife, Madelyn. He was held for 6-days without any rights afforded to him at the Lafayette County Detention Center and then shipped 2.5 hours across the state to the East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian MS on February 16th, 2022. All of this put Madelyn into preterm labor and she gave birth via emergency c-section on February 17, 2022 without her husband by her side to witness the birth of their child.

WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS LIES, VIOLENCE, AND UNLAWFUL SEARCHES & SEIZURES BY LAFAYETTE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT COMBINED WITH OVERDETENTION

The 4th Visit to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department on 12-28-2020 resulting in the absolutely bizarre arrest of Matt Reardon and it is all Completely Broken-Down as it was presented at trial. Arresting officers were Deputy Courtney Dixon and Deputy Ethan Tidwell with Deputy Omar Ahmed assisting and Sheriff Joey East spectating.

The 4th Visit to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department on 12-28-2020 resulting in the absolutely bizarre arrest of Matt Reardon and it is all Completely Broken-Down as it was presented at trial. Arresting officers were Deputy Courtney Dixon and Deputy Ethan Tidwell with Deputy Omar Ahmed assisting and Sheriff Joey East spectating.

42 USC 1985 – A Private Action to Vindicate Fourteenth Amendment Rights

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It is the thesis of this article that a private action to vindicate fourteenth amendment rights that are violated by private conspir- acies is constitutional and was precisely the sort of remedy that Congress intended to create by enacting section 1985(3). The par- adox is resolved conceptually because this type of action is clearly possible, and the paradox is resolved legally because this type of action is constitutional.

Justice Burton, joined in dissent by Justices Black and Douglas, argued in Collins: “Congress certainly has the power to create a federal cause of action in favor of persons injured by private individuals through the abridgment of federally created constitutional rights.” The dissenters also pointed out that when Congress intended to limit comparable civil rights statutes to require that a defendant had acted under color of state law, it did so in ”unmis-
takable terms.” The dissenters compared the color of law language that appeared explicitly in another section of the same civil rights act, the section now codified as 42 U.S.C. § 1983,13 with the absence of such language in section 1985(3).

Twenty years later, this dissenting view of section 1985(3) was vindicated in Griffin v. Breckenridge, when the Court decided that section 1985(3) did provide a remedy for damages caused by private conspiracies that did not operate under color of state law. The Griffin court set out these elements to guide judges in determining whether a complaint stated a cause of action under section 1985(3)

introduced into the federal statutes by the Act of April 20, 1871, entitled, “An Act to enforce the Provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other Purposes.” 7 The Act was among the last of the reconstruction legislation to be based on the “conquered province” theory which prevailed in Congress for a period following the Civil War. This statute, without separability provisions, established the civil liability with which we are here concerned as well as other civil liabilities, together with parallel criminal liabilities. It also provided that unlawful combinations and conspiracies named in the Act might be deemed rebellions, and authorized the President to employ the militia to suppress them. The President was also authorized to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus. It prohibited any person from being a federal grand or [341 U.S. 651, 657] petit juror in any case arising under the Act unless he took and subscribed an oath in open court “that he has never, directly or indirectly, counselled, advised, or voluntarily aided any such combination or conspiracy.” Heavy penalties and liabilities were laid upon any person who, with knowledge of such conspiracies, aided them or failed to do what he could to suppress them.

The fourteenth amendment prohibits a State from denying to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws; but this provision does not, any more than the one which precedes it . . . add anything to the rights which one citizen has under the Constitution against another.’ 92 U.S. at pp. 554-555.” And “`The only obligation resting upon the United States is to see that the States do not deny the right. This the amendment guarantees, but no more. The power of the national government is limited to the enforcement of this guaranty