Cohen v. Hurley

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1961-04-24

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Mr. Justice Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court. We are called upon to decide whether the State of New York may, consistently with the Fourteenth Amendment, disbar an attorney who, relying on his state privilege against self-incrimination, has refused to answer material questions of a duly authorized investigating authority relating to alleged professional misconduct. 1 <p i…

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