Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor v. Marchitto

The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor moved to punish one Anthony Marchitto, the respondent herein, for a contempt of court by reason of his refusal to testify on June 22, 1960, pursuant to a duly served subpoena of the commission, at the public hearings then being conducted by the commission concerning the existence and extent of criminal influence in the International Longshoremen’s Association, the union that represents all longshoremen and checkers in the Port of New York. That motion to punish Marchitto for contempt is the subject of a separate motion, not before this court on the…