Mr. Justice Black delivered the opinion of the Court. 18 U. S. C. § 401 (2) empowers a court of the United States to punish as contempt “Misbehavior of any of its *400 officers in their official transactions . ...” 1 Petitioner, a lawyer, sent a questionnaire to a District of Columbia gr…
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