Legal Opinion
United States v. Corliss Lamont, United States of America v. Abraham Unger, United States of America v. Albert Shadowitz
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 14, 1956No. 23954_1PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge.
These are appeals from orders of Judge Weinfeld dismissing three indictments charging Corliss Lamont, Abraham Unger, and Albert Shadowitz respectively with refusal to answer questions before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Senate Committee on Government Operations, on the ground that the indictments failed to charge violations of 2 U.S.C. § 192. Judge Weinfeld’s scholarly opinion is reported at D.C.S.D.N.Y., 18 F.R.D. 27.
Lamont, Unger, and Shadowitz were called before a one-man subcommittee and asked to answer certain questions relating to their possible…
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