Barenblatt v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1959-10-12

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Mr. Justice Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court. Once more the Court is required to resolve the conflicting constitutional claims of congressional power and of an individual’s right to resist its exercise. The congressional power in question concerns the internal process of Congress in moving within its legislative domain; it involves the utilization of its committees to secure “testimony needed to enable…

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