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Box 137

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Correspondence, 1982-1983

 File — Box: 137, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the File: In this case, the ACLU represented Carolyn Bobb, a bankruptcy lawyer who, on January 26, 1982, was held in contempt of court during voir dire questioning (preliminary questioning of a witness or juror by a judge) by a trial judge for jury duty. Bobb refused to answer questions about whether or not she had a husband, arguing that such a line of questioning was sexist, since male jurors were not asked the same questions. Bobb spent a day in jail for her refusal to answer these questions,...
Dates: 1982-1983