Watkins v. United States

Watkins v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 7, 1957 Decided June 17, 1957
Full case name	John T. Watkins v. United States
Citations	354 U.S. 178 (more) 77 S. Ct. 1173; 1 L. Ed. 2d 1273; 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1558; 76 Ohio L. Abs. 225
Case history
Prior	233 F.2d 681 (D.C. Cir. 1956); cert. granted, 352 U.S. 822 (1956).
Holding
Watkins was unable to determine his obligation to respond to questions posed to him and so was denied due process.
Court membership
Chief Justice Earl Warren Associate Justices Hugo Black · Felix Frankfurter William O. Douglas · Harold H. Burton Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II William J. Brennan Jr. · Charles E. Whittaker
Case opinions
Majority	Warren, joined by Black, Frankfurter, Douglas, Harlan, Brennan
Concurrence	Frankfurter
Dissent	Clark
Burton and Whittaker took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

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Watkins v. United States (354 U.S. 178)

Watkins v. United States, 354 U.S. 178 (1957), is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that held that the power of the United States Congress is not unlimited in conducting investigations and that nothing in the United States Constitution gives it the authority to expose the private affairs of individuals.