schacht argued march decided may petitioner participated skit performed several times front armed forces induction center demonstrating opposition american involvement vietnam conflict convicted jury violating makes criminal unauthorized wearing american military uniform part thereof petitioner alleged authorized wear uniform permits wearing uniform one portraying member armed force theatrical motion picture production portrayal tend discredit armed force conviction affirmed appeals filed petition certiorari time specified rule expired held street skit petitioner participated theatrical production within meaning pp words portrayal tend discredit armed force impose unconstitutional restraint freedom speech must stricken section preserve constitutionality pp time requirement rule jurisdictional may waived pp david berg argued cause petitioner pro hac vice brief chris dixie solicitor general griswold argued cause brief assistant attorney general wilson joseph connolly beatrice rosenberg sidney glazer justice black delivered opinion petitioner daniel jay schacht indicted district violating makes crime person without authority wear uniform distinctive part thereof armed forces tried convicted jury february sentenced pay fine serve prison term maximum sentence allowable doubt schacht wear distinctive parts uniform army member armed forces defended conduct since beginning however ground authorized wear uniform act congress provides follows wearing persons active duty authorized portraying member army navy air force marine corps actor theatrical production may wear uniform armed force portrayal tend discredit armed force emphasis added evidence indicates demonstration houston part nationally coordinated movement take place contemporaneously several places throughout country appellants colleagues prepared script followed induction center actually rehearsed roles least prior appointed day student organization called humanists skit composed three people schacht dressed uniform cap second person wearing military colored coveralls third person outfitted typical viet cong apparel first two men carried water pistols one yell able american shoot viet cong pistols pistols expelled red liquid struck victim created impression bleeding victim fell two walk exclaim god pregnant woman without noticeable variation skit reenacted several times morning demonstration previous cases seem make clear making offense wear military uniforms without authority standing alone valid statute face see general prohibition always stand alone view authorizes wearing military uniforms certain conditions circumstances including circumstance actor portraying member armed services theatrical production government argument case seems imply somehow amateur actors houston treated theatrical production within meaning unable follow suggestion certainly theatrical productions need always performed buildings even defined area conventional stage need performed professional actors heavily financed elaborately produced since time immemorial outdoor theatrical performances often performed amateurs played important part entertainment education people world record shows without dispute preparation repeated presentation amateur actors short play designed create audience understanding opposition participation vietnam war supra page may performances crude amateurish perhaps unappealing thing said many theatrical performances believe congress wrote special exception theatrical productions intended protect narrow limited category professionally produced plays course need decide questions concerning within scope need find emphatically street skit schacht participated theatrical production within meaning section brings us petitioner complaint giving force effect last clause impose unconstitutional restraint right free speech agree clause face simply restricts authorization dramatic portrayals tend discredit military restriction read together becomes clear congress effect made crime actor wearing military uniform say things performance critical conduct policies armed forces actor like everyone else country enjoys constitutional right freedom speech including right openly criticize government dramatic performance last clause denies constitutional right actor wearing military uniform making crime say things tend bring military discredit disrepute present case schacht free participate skit demonstration praised army final clause convicted federal offense portrayal attacked army instead praising light earlier finding skit schacht participated theatrical production within meaning follows conviction sustained punished speaking role army country vietnam clearly punishment reason unconstitutional abridgment freedom speech final clause leaves americans free praise war vietnam send persons like schacht prison opposing survive country first amendment preserve constitutionality final clause must stricken section ii government brief argument seriously contend without jurisdiction consider decide merits case ground petition certiorari timely filed rule rules rule provides petition certiorari review appeals judgment criminal case shall deemed time filed clerk within thirty days entry judgment accept view time requirement jurisdictional waived rule contains language calls harsh interpretation must remembered rule enacted congress promulgated authority congress prescribe rules concerning time limitations taking appeals applying certiorari criminal cases see rule fed rules crim proc procedural rules adopted orderly transaction business jurisdictional relaxed exercise discretion ends justice require discretion expressly declared several opinions see taglianetti heflin see also stern gressman practice ed cases cited therein true taglianetti heflin cases dealt time question footnotes reason disregard holdings fact indicates deemed adequate treatment give issue petition certiorari filed case accompanied motion supported affidavits asking grant certiorari despite fact petition filed days appropriate period filing petition expired affidavits filed motion denied challenged government present facts showing petitioner acted good faith delay filing petition certiorari brought circumstances largely beyond control without detailing circumstances sufficient note consideration motion affidavits december granted motion three justices dissenting decision waiving time defect permitting untimely filing petition thus made several months ago new facts warranting reconsideration decision presented us reasons stated parts ii opinion judgment appeals reversed footnotes schacht wore blouse type currently authorized army enlisted men shoulder patch designating service europe buttons blouse official army design head schacht wore outmoded military hat affixed hat inverted position eagle insignia currently worn hats army officers precise language derives revision titles undertaken purpose combining laws affecting armed forces eliminating duplicate provisions clarifying statutory language time phrase actor theatrical production substituted previous phrase playhouse theater films actually engaged representing therein military character stat although revision codification general intended make substantive changes changes made purpose clarifying updating language shift present version clearly reflects intent move broader flexible language example include television well types theatrical productions wherever presented statements senators wiley cong rec july justice harlan concurring join part opinion respect part ii agree rejection government jurisdictional contention premised untimely filing petition certiorari view however contention deserves fuller consideration accorded opinion opinion fully come grips solicitor general position rejects argument untimeliness rule given jurisdictional effect stating part rule contains language calls harsh interpretation regard however time limitation found rule different established statute neither makes explicit reference waivers limitation absence language providing waiver without exception treated statutory limitations jurisdictional solicitor general asks rule issue treat time requirements rule differently requirements imposed statute hardly acknowledged opinion moreover although true taglianetti heflin held waive untimeliness rule neither opinion explained solicitor general belittle two cases merely dealt problem rather urges inconclusive neither gave reasons conclusion ii analysis issue presented begins examination statutory authority rule found provision authorizing prescribe rules practice procedure criminal cases section specifically delegates power promulgate rules prescribing times manner taking appeals courts appeals applying writs certiorari legislative history provision evinces congressional concern undue delays disposition criminal cases broad terms statutory language well written committee reports convince congress purpose give freedom decide time limits apply unqualified delegation found doubts concerning authority promulgate rule required certiorari petitions filed within days judgment expressly provided requirement waived good cause shown order avoid unfairness extraordinary cases also think might promulgate rule expressly provided untimeliness waived even excusable neglect words jurisdictional rule rule promulgated contains express provision allowing waiver clear prior decisions interpreted rule allow waiver however interpreted find rule less authorized rule terms provided expressly possibility waiver find anomalous occasion waives time limitations imposed rules yet treats time requirements imposed statute jurisdictional matter statutory interpretation presumed right extend time limits specified statutes indication congressional purpose authorize waive congressional enactments statutory time limits treated jurisdictional hand time requirement rule established broad statutory delegation appropriate apply general principle always within discretion administrative agency relax modify procedural rules adopted orderly transaction business given case ends justice require american farm lines black ball quoting nlrb monsanto chemical cir iii although therefore conclude possesses discretion waive time requirements rule must recognized requirements essential orderly appellate process consequently believe discretion must exercised sparingly adequate reason exists excuse noncompliance rules present case agree petitioner adequately explained failed meet time requirements basis concur part ii opinion compare rule rule statute provide limited extensions time however extension case us matton steamboat murphy department banking pink citizens bank opperman government relies language ex rel coy case cited support claim limit established rule jurisdictional issue case time limit limit imposed rule xi instead limit general statutory provision applied petition certiorari review circuit affirmance district denial motion correct sentence criminal case noting petition filed days judgment appeals said judgment appeals one rule xi applies petition certiorari filed late without jurisdiction disposing case however opinion simply stated writ dismissed failure comply rule xi want jurisdiction event coy focus issue whether good cause rule xi might waived thereby removing time limitation otherwise might termed jurisdictional derives stat stat enactments certiorari criminal cases governed general time limitation provided judiciary act february stat see see supra statutory code procedure flexible changes made desirable experience promptly made overwhelming weight opinion among judges lawyers matters practice procedure may better controlled rule see robinson held federal rules criminal procedure appeals enlarge time filing appeal even though found excusable neglect thought inter alia time extensions inconsistent express language rule deliberate intention drafters case decided conflicting considerations favor provision resolved process judicial decision given rather clear indications language background existing rule omission deliberate although government relies heavily robinson neither language background rule indicates deliberate intention preclude waiver see heflin supra taglianetti supra justice white chief justice justice stewart join concurring result agree congress constitutionally distinguish theatrical performances tend discredit military authorizing persons active duty wear uniform agree however conclusion matter law petitioner must found engaged theatrical production within meaning issue seems properly left determination jury argued exception theatrical productions must limited performances setting equivalent playhouse theater observers necessarily aware watching performance interpretation government suggests petitioner must found matter law engaged theatrical production hence conviction unauthorized wearing uniform lawful without regard validity tend discredit proviso hand refusing assay definition statutory language flatly declares interpretation congress possibly meant exclude petitioner street skit class theatrical productions neither extreme view correct critical question deciding count theatrical production whether considering circumstances performance ordinary observer thought seeing fictitious portrayal rather piece reality although judge instructions precisely reflect interpretation question seems eminently suited resolution jury proper instructions jury concluded theatrical production involved case verdict sustained however judge instructions also permitted conviction finding petitioner engaged theatrical production production tended discredit military see app since general verdict disclose findings one constitutionally entail conviction actual finding conviction must course reversed stromberg california thus join judgment reversal find neither necessary correct hold petitioner theatrics perforce amounted theatrical production