Legal Opinion
Alan McSurely v. John L. McClellan Chairman
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 26, 1970No. 23845_1PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
Appellants here are Alan and Margaret McSurely and four organizations. 1 The McSurelys, interposing several claims under the First and Fourth Amendments, refused in March of 1969 to comply with a subpoena duces tecum issued by a Senate subcommittee 2 which demanded the production of documents relating to membership in, and activities of, several organizations including those parties here. 3 The day on which production was required — March 4, 1969 4 —appellants filed suit in the District Court, naming as defendants the members of the subcommittee and the subcommittee’s…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by47 opinions
- United States v. HubbardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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- Hershel Hiram McKnight v. C. H. Blanchard, Sheriff of Lubbock County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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