ANDERSON VS. DUNN
\ˈandəsən vˌiːˈɛs], \ˈandəsən vˌiːˈɛs], \ˈa_n_d_ə_s_ə_n v_ˌiː__ˈɛ_s]\
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(1821), an action of trespass, brought for assault and battery and false imprisonment against Dunn, sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives, by Anderson, a member of the House, who was arrested by order of the House for a breach of privilege. The Supreme Court decided that the Constitution authorizes the House to punish its members for contempt, and judgment was affirmed for the defendant.
By John Franklin Jameson
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