Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Rumely
March 9, 1953345 U.S. 41
Summary
The Court affirmed Rumely's conviction, holding that the House resolution authorizing the Select Committee on Lobbying Activities did not empower the committee to compel the production of the records Rumely refused to disclose. The decision rests on a narrow construction of the term “lobbying activities” and an avoidance of constitutional doubts.
Holding
- Did the House resolution authorizing the Select Committee on Lobbying Activities grant the committee authority to compel Rumely to produce the requested records?. No; the resolution did not authorize the committee to compel the production of the records in question.
Docket 87
Cited authorities
- 52 Stat. 942
- 2 U.S.C. § 192
- 60 Stat. 839
- 40 Harv. L. Rev. 153