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SCULL v. VIRGINIA

No. 51.

359 U.S. 344 (1959)

79 S.Ct. 838

3 L.Ed.2d 865

SCULL v. VIRGINIA EX REL. COMMITTEE ON LAW REFORM AND RACIAL ACTIVITIES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 4, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were John Silard and Karl Sorg.

Leslie Hall argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

Opinion of the Court by MR. JUSTICE BLACK, announced by MR. JUSTICE HARLAN.

David H. Scull was convicted of contempt in the Circuit Court of Arlington County, Virginia, for refusing to obey a decision of that court ordering him to answer a number of questions put to him by a Legislative Investigative Committee of the Virginia General Assembly. On appeal the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals affirmed without opinion. Scull...

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