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Constitutional Law- Sixth Amendment-Impartial Jury-Government Employees On Jury When Government Is Party, G. B. Myers S.Ed.
Constitutional Law- Sixth Amendment-Impartial Jury-Government Employees On Jury When Government Is Party, G. B. Myers S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Petitioner, General Secretary of the Communist Party in the United States, was convicted of contempt of Congress after he failed to obey a subpoena of the Committee on Un-American Activities of the House of Representatives. At the trial counsel for the petitioner during voir dire examination inquired as to the employment of each prospective juror, and challenged all Government employees for cause. Counsel argued that because of the "Loyalty Order" and other security investigations taking place in Washington, Government employees would be afraid to risk the possible consequences of an acquittal and were therefore subject to implied bias. The challenge …
Jurors: Impartiality Of Government Employees As Affected By The Loyalty Order
Jurors: Impartiality Of Government Employees As Affected By The Loyalty Order
Indiana Law Journal
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