Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Socialist Workers Party v. Attorney General of the United States
Socialist Workers Party v. Att’y Gen. of the United States, 444 U.S. 903 (1979)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1979-10-09
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- refusing to extend Cohen exception beyond claims of true privilege
- "A court must not lightly invoke its contempt power”
- refusing to extend Nixon exception to Attorney General
Citator
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C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. Justice Marshall would grant certiorari.