BARENBLATT v. UNITED STATES

No. 35.

360 U.S. 109 (1959)

BARENBLATT v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 8, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Ennis argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Nanette Dembitz and David Scribner.

Philip R. Monahan argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Acting Assistant Attorney General Yeagley and Doris H. Spangenburg.

Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed by Ralph F. Fuchs and Leo A. Huard for the American Association of University Professors, and by Nathan Witt and John M. Coe for the National Lawyers Guild.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Once more the Court is required to resolve the conflicting constitutional claims of congressional power and of an individual's right to resist its exercise. The congressional power in question concerns the internal process of Congress in moving within its legislative domain; it involves the utilization of its committees to secure "testimony needed to enable it efficiently to exercise a legislative function belonging...

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