FoleyTrialAttorneys.tiff (300 × 199 pixels, file size: 139 KB, MIME type: image/tiff)
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Photo of the five defense attorneys of the Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders; after they were convicted of Contempt of Court. Left to right: Abraham Isserman, George Crockett, Richard Gladstein, Harry Sacher, and Louis F. McCabe |
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| Source |
Book: In calmer times: the Supreme Court and Red Monday page 42 |
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Entire image |
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| Purpose of use |
This illustrates an important aspect of McCarthyism and the historically significant 1949 Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders of Communist party leaders: the government threatened, and in some cases persecuted, defense attorneys representing Communists. The impact of this policy is conveyed, in a way that prose alone could not, by this photograph of the five Foley Square trial defense attorneys shortly after they were convicted. |
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There is no alternative image available, free or otherwise. |
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The trial was a major event in US legal history, resulting in over 5 Supreme Court appeals. It also set the precedent that a judge can send attorneys to jail without a trial. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FoleyTrialAttorneys.tifftrue | |
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| current | 17:37, 12 June 2012 |  | 300 × 199 (139 KB) | Noleander (talk | contribs) | Poorer resolution to meet fair use requirements. |
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