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Paul Sweezy

Released
Date of birth:10. 04. 1910
Date of death:27. 02. 2004
Age:93† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:New Hampshire
Support
Civil Liberties
Paul Sweezy

Biography

Paul Sweezy was editor of the Monthly Review who was jailed and cited for refusing the New Hampshire attorney-general's questions about a university lecture during the McCarthy era. His case went on appeal and was later decided as Sweezy v. New Hampshire.

Case

Charges: Contempt of court
Sentenced: Jun 30, 1954
Sentence: Confinement until purged of contempt
Prosecutor: Louis C. Wyman