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BRADEN v. UNITED STATES

No. 54.

365 U.S. 431 (1961)

81 S.Ct. 584

5 L.Ed.2d 653

BRADEN v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 27, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard B. Boudin and John M. Coe argued the cause for petitioner. With them on the brief were Victor Rabinowitz, Conrad J. Lynn, Samuel M. Koenigsberg and Charles A. Reich.

Assistant Attorney General Yeagley argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Rankin, Bruce J. Terris, George B. Searls, Joseph C. Weixel and Kevin T. Maroney.

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case is a companion to Wilkinson v. United States, decided today, ante, p. 399. The petitioner was the witness immediately preceding Wilkinson at the hearing of a subcommittee of the House Un-American Activities Committee, in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 30, 1958. He refused to answer many of the questions directed to him, basing his refusal upon the grounds that the questions were not...

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