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Quotation from Chiarella v. United States by Supreme Court of the United States
“This case concerns the legal effect of the petitioner's silence.”
Chiarella v. United States, Opinion of the Court (Justice Powell), Part II (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Justice Powell identifies the central issue: whether failing to speak can be fraud.
Citation: "This case concerns the legal effect of the petitioner's silence." — Supreme Court of the United States, Chiarella v. United States, Opinion of the Court (Justice Powell), Part II (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id chiarella-v-united-states-q1)
Portrait: US Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell - 1976 official portrait, Color negative by Robert S. Oakes, Public domain.
