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TIERNEY v. U.S.

No. 72-623.

410 U.S. 914 (1973)

TIERNEY ET AL. v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

January 22, 1973.

Certiorari denied.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, dissenting.

Petitioners and other Irish-Americans living in New York were subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury sitting in the Northern District of Texas. Even though they had been granted immunity under 18 U.S.C. §§ 6002-6003, petitioners refused to answer various questions regarding the purchase of firearms in the United States. Petitioners were held in civil contempt.

Petitioners based...

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