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Corliss Lamont

Released
Date of birth:28. 03. 1902
Date of death:26. 04. 1995
Age:93 Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:New York
Support
Civil Liberties
Corliss Lamont

Biography

Corliss Lamont was an author and civil libertarian indicted for contempt of Congress in 1953 after refusing, on First Amendment grounds, to answer Senator McCarthy's subcommittee. His case became part of the broader First Amendment resistance to congressional investigations during the McCarthy era.

Case

Charges: Contempt of Congress
Sentence: Unknown
Convicted: Indicted 1953