Skip to content

Robert Lehrer

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1960s
State:Indiana
Support
Civil Liberties
No image available

Biography

Robert Lehrer was charged with contempt of Congress after invoking the First Amendment at the 1958 HUAC hearings in Gary, Indiana; his contempt trial, with those of Victor Malis and Alfred J. Samter, was postponed indefinitely in 1960.

Case

Charges: Contempt of Congress — First Amendment refusal at the Gary HUAC hearings
Sentence: Facing contempt-of-Congress prosecution
Convicted: Indicted for contempt; trial postponed