Gibson v. Florida Legislative Investigation Committee
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Gibson v. Florida Legislative Investigation Committee, 372 U.S. 539
(1963), was a United States Supreme Court case based on the First Amendment
to the U.S. Constitution. It held that legislative committee cannot compel a subpoenaed witness to give up the membership lists of his organization.
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(1963), was a United States Supreme Court case based on the First Amendment
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. The amendment prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering...
to the U.S. Constitution. It held that legislative committee cannot compel a subpoenaed witness to give up the membership lists of his organization.