Legal Opinion
Application of Earl Caldwell and New York Times Company for an Order Quashing Grand Jury Subpoenas. Earl Caldwell v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1970No. 26025_1PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Circuit Judge:
Earl Caldwell appeals from an order holding him in contempt of court for disregard of an order directing him to appear before the Grand Jury of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California pursuant to a subpoena issued by the Grand Jury.
Appellant is a black news reporter for the New York Times. He has become a specialist in the reporting of news concerning the Black Panther Party. The Grand Jury is engaged in a general investigation of the Black Panthers and the possibility that they are engaged in criminal activities contrary to federal law.
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Alderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Charles Baker v. F & F InvestmentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Alfonso J. Cervantes v. Time, Inc., and Denny WalshCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Edward L. Carey v. Britt Hume, Jack AndersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Sherrie Bursey and Brenda Joyce Presley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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