Legal Opinion
United States v. Emspak
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 26, 1951No. 1742-1753, 1796, 1797, 1799, 1824PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKLAND, District Judge.
The above defendant was one of sixteen indicted by the Grand Jury of this Court for contempt of Congress, 2 U.S.C.A. § 192, for failure to answer questions before a duly created sub-committee of the Committee on Un-American Activities of the House of Representatives, pursuant to Section 121(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, subsection (q) (2), Rules of House of Representatives, rule 11, 60 Stat. 828, and House Resolution 5 of the 81st Congress.
The defendants have filed motions to dismiss and alternative motions in the several cases for a bill of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Frazier v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Barsky v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- Eisler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Quinn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Emspak v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Bart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Quinn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Bart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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