Tucson Five Explained

The Tucson Five was a group of house-mates from Los Angeles who were, despite a lack of evidence, alleged by the FBI to have been participants in the Weather Underground. Their case is notable because of the way in which grand jury proceedings and contempt of court charges were used against the group by Guy L. Goodwin of the United States Department of Justice,[1] ultimately leading to a successful appeal to the Supreme Court by one member of the group. The case is additionally notable because the FBI breached the group's attorney–client privilege via wiretaps and black bag jobs.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Farewell to the Fifth Amendment. Tim. Findley. . December 7, 1972.
  2. Book: Burrough, Bryan . Days of Rage . 23 June 2016 . Penguin . 1 July 2016. 9780698170070 .
  3. Book: Swearingen, M. Wesley. FBI Secrets. registration. 1 January 1995. South End Press. 9780896085015 . 1 July 2016. Internet Archive.
  4. Book: Greenberg, Ivan. The Dangers of Dissent: The FBI and Civil Liberties since 1965. 14 October 2010. Lexington Books. 1 July 2016. Google Books. 9780739149393.
  5. Web site: Grand Jury Reform: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and International Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 94 .... United States Congress House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and International. Law. 1 January 1977. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1 July 2016. Google Books.

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