The Rosenberg case has been very important in American history, because it marked the views and actions of an entire nation led by the inherent fear towards Communism, and most particularly, the paranoia towards the possible intervention of Communist Russia in the United States. This led to a widespread hatred towards anyone who even expressed connection to Communism and people with left-wing ideals were immediately termed as Russian spies. This is precisely the case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted by the New York Southern Disctrict court, in the 1950´s, for supposedly selling American nuclear secrets to the Soviets. The Rosenberg´s were sentenced to death row. The decision was appealed to the Supreme Court, and even though there were some magistrates who believed the sentence of the Rosenberg´s to be unfair, they were too driven by public opinion and the famous "Red Scare", to overturn the decision. In the end, the Supreme Court decided to "uphold" the original ruling and the Rosenberg´s were executed. It was not until 2008 that through the testimony of Morton Sobell that it was found out that the Rosenberg´s had been innocent.
