Blair v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Thje cases are stated in the opinion. cited: United States v. Anthony, 11 Blatchf. 200, 205; United States v. Cruikshank, 92 U. S. 542; Minor v. Happersett, 21 Wall. 162; Black, Constitutional Law, 145; United States v. Cradwell, 243 U. S. 476, 481; United States v. O’Toole, 236 Fed.
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ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Thje cases are stated in the opinion. cited: United States v. Anthony, 11 Blatchf. 200, 205; United States v. Cruikshank, 92 U. S. 542; Minor v. Happersett, 21 Wall. 162; Black, Constitutional Law, 145; United States v. Cradwell, 243 U. S. 476, 481; United States v. O’Toole, 236 Fed. Rep. 993; Hamilton, Federalist, Essay 59, p. 448; Luther Martin’s “Genuine Information,” Farrand’s Records of Federal Convention, vol.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
Three of these cases coiné here on writs of error, the other three on appeals. The writs bring up final orders adjudging, plaintiffs in error guilty of contempt of court because of their refusal to obey an order directing'them to answer certain questions asked of them before a federal grand jury, and committing them to the custody of the United States marshal until they should comply. The appeals bring under review final orders discharging writs of habeas corpus sued out by appellants to review their detention under the original orders of commitment and remanding them to the custody of the…
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- Hale v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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- Wilson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- United States v. GradwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Nelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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