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Netional Labor Relations Board had no authority to require officers of ‘unions to affirm truth of their affidavits, or to bar unions for participating in representation and unfair labor practice proceedings unless officers should affirm truth of their affidavits. Quinn vy, United States (1955) 349 U.S. 155 Quinn was indicted for contempt of Congress for refusing to say whether he was or had been a member of the Communist Party. He had the "First and Fifth Amendments", Held that his reference to the Fifth Amendment was sufficient to invoke the privilege. Moreover the conviction could mot stand because the committee did not specifically overrule his objection and direct him to answer the questions. Emspack v. United States (1955) 349 U.S. 190 A conviction for refusal to answer 68 questions asked by a Congressional Committee concerning alleged membership in Communist Party end Communist front activities was reversed because questions were within the scope of the privilege which was properly claimed and not waived, and _ because the committee did not specifically overrule the claim of privilege under the Fifth Amendment and direct the wituess to answer. Petitioner refused to answer questions put by a Congressional Committee concerning himself and the identity of certain officials of the .., Commnist Party, on the ground of his constitutional privilege against self- incrimination, The committee did not specifically overrule his objection ae ET EE IE OR Ge ENR ESA re Sm mm aay ak ne