Legal Opinion
Herbert Simpson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 13, 1957No. 14743PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge.
Before a Congressional sub-committee conducting a phase of an investigation at Portland, Oregon, Herbert Simpson on June 19, 1954, refused to answer the following questions:
“1. Mr. Simpson would you please state your residence?
“2. Isn’t it a fact that you live at 9115 North Geneva, Portland, Oregon?
“3. Would you give this committee, please, a brief résumé of your educational background?
“4. Now, Mr. Simpson, did you ever go to high school ?
“5. Were you ever in the armed forces of the United States ?”
The ground for refusal Simpson stated was the questions would tend to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Sinclair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Lloyd Barenblatt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Jack David Winger v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- Goldbaum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by10 opinions
- James Butler Elkins and Raymond Frederick Clark v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
- Sandra (Claretta) Hashagen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Dean Shendal v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- United States v. Len ChandlerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Donald M. Wollam v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
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