Legal Opinion
Sherrie Bursey and Brenda Joyce Presley v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 5, 1972No. 26479PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge:
Bursey and Presley, who are members of the staff of The Black Panther newspaper, were held in contempt when they refused to answer certain questions propounded by a federal grand jury. Throughout the grand jury proceedings and the proceedings before the district court, the witnesses consistently asserted the First and Fifth Amendments as the bases upon which they refused to answer the grand jury’s inquiries. The appeal presents searching questions about the impact of the First and Fifth Amendments in the context of federal grand jury investigations.
The grand jury…
2Cases cited114 opinions
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- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by145 opinions
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- In Re Robert Reginald KilgoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
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