People v. Eisenberg

Burke, J. (dissenting).

On March 4, 1966, the Attorney General of the United States announced that his office was investigating the DuBois Club to determine whether it Avas a Communist organization. The folloAving day, a press conference was held at the Brooklyn chapter of the club, located at 621 Vanderbilt Avenue, to reply to the Attorney General’s statement. Eric Eisenberg, then 23 and a staff member of the New York City chapter of the club, was present at the conference. By the time it concluded, shortly after three o ’clock, a crowd had gathered outside consisting primarily of neighbors…