Gibson v. Florida Legislative Comm. | |
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Argued December 5, 1961 Reargued October 10–11, 1962 Decided March 25, 1963 | |
Full case name | Gibson v. Florida Legislative Investigation Committee |
Citations | 372 U.S. 539 (more) 83 S. Ct. 889; 9 L. Ed. 2d 929; 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2503 |
Holding | |
On the record in this case, petitioner's conviction of contempt for refusal to divulge information contained in the membership lists of the Association violated rights of association protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Goldberg, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Brennan |
Concurrence | Black |
Concurrence | Douglas |
Dissent | Harlan, joined by Clark, Stewart, White |
Dissent | White |
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 a legislative committee cannot compel a subpoenaed witness to give up the membership lists of his organization.[1][2]