The Rosenberg "Atomic Espionage" Case, among the most controversial Cold War episodes of the early 1950s, despite the passage of decades, continues to raise serious doubts as to: The reliability of the testimony?  The Judge's relationship with FBI Director Hoover & the  prosecution?  The legality of the sentence?  The rush to electrocute the only Americans ever executed for espionage?  CAN THE ROSENBERG CASE BE REOPENED? begins with a historical review narrated by actors Sally Kemp & Paul Jenkins; followed by the February 2, 1975 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium rally where Henry Fonda, Lee Grant, Roscoe Lee Brown, Martin Sheen & other celebrities & 2,500 spectators were tear gassed, allegedly by US Nazis.  Robert Carl Cohen then interviews Robert Meeropol, one of the Rosenberg's two sons, & civil rights attorneys Ben Margolis & Luke McKissack about reopening the case.  They discuss the complex issues involved & the efforts to force the FBI to unseal their files; which remain secret despite the end of the Cold War & the development of nuclear weapons by many nations.  Could the still-sealed FBI files exonerate the Rosenbergs?  Is there any legal precedent for reopening a case years after the defendants are dead?  Can the Rosenberg's sons or grandchildren sue for civil damages? 
Could Congress rehabilitate the Rosenbergs posthumously?
AUDIENCE: Students of History, Law, Physics, Communism, Psychology, Sociology, & Political Science