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BLAU v. UNITED STATES.

No. 22.

340 U.S. 159 (1950)

BLAU v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 11, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel D. Menin argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Solicitor General Perlman argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General McInerney, John F. Davis and J. F. Bishop.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

In response to a subpoena, petitioner appeared as a witness before the United States District Court Grand Jury at Denver, Colorado. There she was asked several questions concerning the Communist Party of Colorado and her employment by it.1 Petitioner refused to answer these questions on the ground that the answers might tend to incriminate...

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