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Harold I. Cammer

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Full name:Harold Cammer
Date of birth:18. 06. 1909
Date of death:21. 10. 1995
Age:86 Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:New York
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Harold I. Cammer

Biography

Harold I. Cammer was a New York labor attorney held in contempt of court for his conduct in defending the fur-union leader Ben Gold against a Taft-Hartley charge. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed his contempt conviction in March 1956.

Case

Charges: Contempt of court
Sentence: Conviction reversed Verdict as recorded: Convicted; reversed by the Supreme Court March 1956 Charges as recorded: Contempt of court — arising from defending a Taft-Hartley defendant
Convicted: Yes