Legal Opinion
United States v. Tobin
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 15, 1961No. Cr. 986-60PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YOUNGDAHL, District Judge.
This is a contempt of Congress prosecution against Austin J. Tobin, Executive Director of the Port of New York Authority. 1 The Authority is an agency established by the States of New Jersey and New York pursuant to Congres-sionally-approved interstate compacts.
The charge is brought by the Government under 2 U.S.C.A. § 192, which provides that one
“who having been summoned as a witness by the authority of either House of Congress * * * to produce papers * * * willfully * * refuses to [produce papers] pertinent to the question under inquiry, shall be deemed guilty of a…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles Et Commerciales, S. A. v. RogersSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1976
- Austin J. Tobin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Iron Workers Local Union No. 17 Insurance Fund v. Philip Morris, Inc.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1999
- Augusta Towing Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1984
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