Supreme Court· 6/12/1944

United States v. White

Citations

322 U.S. 694
64 S. Ct. 1248
88 L. Ed. 1542
1944 U.S. LEXIS 1392
152 A.L.R. 1202
14 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 746

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holding that “[t]he actions of one individual member no more bind the union than they bind another individual member unless there is proof that the union authorized or ratified the acts in question”
neither labor union nor its agents acting in their official capacity may invoke the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in response to a subpoena duces tecum
“the papers and effects which the privilege protects must be the private property of the person claiming the privilege, or at least in his possession in a purely personal capacity”
same for assistant supervisor subpoenaed by grand jury to produce union records
subpoena requiring production of labor union’s records was directed to union officer
custodian must produce labor union’s documents where contents incriminate custodian

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Judges: Murphy, Roberts, Frankfurter, Jackson

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