Pasquale Branca

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:New York
Support
Communism Civil Liberties
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Biography

Pasquale Branca was a former teacher prosecuted for contempt for refusing to answer the House Un-American Activities Committee; in 1951 he was freed on a ruling that he had a constitutional right to refuse to answer.

Case

Charges: Contempt —.
Sentence: None. Verdict as recorded: No — freed on a ruling upholding his right to refuse. Charges as recorded: Contempt — for refusing to answer HUAC's questions.
Convicted: No

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