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United States Vs. Brewster
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- Jun 29, 1972
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U.S. 501 (1972) U.S. Supreme Court United States v. BrewsterSearch
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U.S. 501 (1972) United States v. BrewsterSearch
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Members of Congress from inquiry into legislative acts or the motivation for performance of such acts, United States v. JohnsonSearch
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descriptions, this Court has jurisdiction under the statute to hear the United States' appeal. In United States v. KnoxSearch
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the statute could not be constitutionally applied. Under United States v. SissonSearch
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indictment, which facts would constitute a defense on the merits at trial, no appeal is available. See United States v. FindleySearch
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legislators. The genesis of the Clause at common law is well known. In his opinion for the Court in United States v. JohnsonSearch
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the Speech or Debate Clause in the context of a criminal charge against a Member of Congress. (a) In United States v. JohnsonSearch
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Id. at 577 (emphasis added). In Kilbourn v. ThompsonSearch
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Coffin v. CoffinSearch
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office of a Member was shielded by the Clause. Quite the contrary, in Johnson we held, citing Kilbourn v. ThompsonSearch
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U. S. 203 , the language of Chief Justice Parsons of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in Coffin v. CoffinSearch
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at 27 (emphasis added). It is suggested that in citing these words, which were also quoted with approval in Tenney v. BrandhoveSearch
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But the context of Coffin v. CoffinSearch
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In Williamson v. UnitedSearch
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Id. at 207 U. S. 439 . The subsequent case of Long v. AnsellSearch
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This may be explained in part because the third branch has intervened with neutral authority. See, e.g., United States v. LovettSearch
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the Government. Johnson was then found guilty on the remaining counts, and his conviction was affirmed. United States v. JohnsonSearch
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It is especially important to note that in Coffin v. CoffinSearch
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See Kilbourn v. ThompsonSearch
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United States v. JohnsonSearch
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U. S. 486 (1969) (voting for a resolution). In Coffin v. CoffinSearch
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Mass. at 28. See Cochran v. CouzensSearch
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but this country has no tradition of absolute congressional immunity from criminal prosecution. See United States v. QuinnSearch
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Burton v. UnitedSearch
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United States v. DietrichSearch
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May v. UnitedSearch
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clear prohibition of the Speech or Debate Clause as interpreted by decisions of this Court, particularly United States v. JohnsonSearch
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the District Court's construction of the indictment, which settled doctrine makes binding on this Court, United States v. JonesSearch
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In Kilbourn v. ThompsonSearch
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In reaching its conclusion, the Court adopted what was said by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in Coffin v. CoffinSearch
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all extra-congressional scrutiny as to how and why he cast, or would have cast, his vote a certain way. In Tenney v. BrandhoveSearch
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of a judgment against them based upon a jury's speculation as to motives. The holding of this Court in Fletcher v. PeckSearch
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however, is that this is not an issue of first impression, but one that was settled six years ago in United States v. JohnsonSearch
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Brief for the United States in United States v. JohnsonSearch
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In support of this position, the Government relies primarily on the following language from the opinion in Burton v. UnitedSearch
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United States v. BrownSearch
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could punish a Member for the mere expression of unpopular views otherwise protected by the First Amendment. See Bond v. FloydSearch
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Barry v. UnitedSearch
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States ex rel. Cunningham, 279 U. S. 597 , 279 U. S. 614 (1929), quoted in Powell v. McCormackSearch
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Watkins v. UnitedSearch
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U.S. Supreme Court United States v. BrewsterSearch
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In United States v. KnoxSearch
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