Legal News for Tues 4/22 - Google Landmark Antitrust Trial, SCOTUS Refuses to Revive Minnesota Minor Handgun Restriction and Keep DOGE out of the IRS
This Day in Legal History: Army-McCarthy Hearings Begin
On April 22, 1954, the Army-McCarthy hearings began in Washington, D.C., marking a pivotal moment in American legal and political history. The televised proceedings, which stretched over two months, were convened to investigate conflicting accusations between Senator Joseph McCarthy and the U.S. Army. McCarthy claimed the Army was sheltering communists; the Army countered that McCarthy and his chief counsel, Roy Cohn, had improperly pressured military officials to give preferential treatment to a former McCarthy aide.
These hearings drew…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.