''Albertson v. Subversive Activities Control Board'', 382 U.S. 70 (1965), was a
case in which the
Supreme Court of the United States ruled on November 15, 1965, that persons (in this case,
William Albertson) believed to be members of the
Communist Party of the United States of America
The Communist Party USA, officially the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA), is a communist party in the United States which was established in 1919 after a split in the Socialist Party of America following the Russian Revo ...
could not be required to register as party members with the
Subversive Activities Control Board because the information which party members were required to submit could form the basis of their prosecution for being party members, which is a crime, and therefore deprived them of their
self-incrimination
In criminal law, self-incrimination is the act of exposing oneself generally, by making a statement, "to an accusation or charge of crime; to involve oneself or another ersonin a criminal prosecution or the danger thereof". (Self-incrimination ...
rights under the
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Fifth Amendment (Amendment V) to the United States Constitution addresses criminal procedure and other aspects of the Constitution. It was ratified, along with nine other articles, in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights. The Fifth Amend ...
.
See also
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Communist Party v. Subversive Activities Control Board
''Communist Party of the United States v. Subversive Activities Control Board'', 351 U.S. 115 (1956). and 367 U.S. 1 (1961),. was a federal court case in the United States involving the compelled registration of the Communist Party of the United ...
'', and
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United States v. Sullivan'',
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William Albertson
External links
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United States Fifth Amendment self-incrimination case law
United States Supreme Court cases
United States Supreme Court cases of the Warren Court
1965 in United States case law
Communist Party USA litigation
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