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The firm changed its name briefly to Pressman, Witt & Cammer after Lee Pressman joined in 1948, But Pressman became caught up in the Hiss Case. HUAC began investigating Pressman and Witt (also a member of the group) and the stress began to wear Pressman down, even causing him to become paranoid
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president Joseph Ryan. In many cases, he represented union members and others who had been accused of being members of the CPUSA or harboring communist views. In 1968, Cammer played a different role in labor union issues. He served as the New York City Public Schools trial examiner in a case
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Cammer married the former Florence Glantz on January 25, 1936; the couple had two children, Robert and Margaret, who was New York State Acting Supreme Court Judge and former Deputy Administrative Judge of the New York City Civil Court, as well as spouse of American painter
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to a degree. Pressmen left the firm peremptorily in 1949. Testifying again before HUAC in 1950, Pressman named Witt as a member of the CPUSA and the Ware group. Cammer represented Witt and fellow attorney
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Harold I. Cammer died age 86 on October 21, 1995, at his home in Mamaroneck, New York; he was survived by his wife, son, daughter, grandson, and two great-granddaughters.
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After the war, Cammer returned to the firm of Witt & Cammer. (On November 24, 1947, the address for "Witt & Cammer, Esqs." was 9 East 40th Street, New York, NY.)
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On August 10th, a trio of witnesses collectively more interesting than Collins appeared before the Committee. They were Lee Pressman, who had been a member of the
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Labor Relations Reference Manual: The Law of Labor Relations Including Statutes, Opinions of the Courts, and Decisions of the National Labor Relations Board
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in June 1954 for sending a questionnaire to potential grand jurors in the case. Although Cammer lost his appeal, a unanimous
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In 1978-1979, Cammer & Shapiro were working for the Joint Board, Fur, Leather & Machine Workers Union (see
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agreement with the United Federation of Teachers. His involvement was part of the circumstances which led to the
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In 1951, Cammer joined more than half a dozen other lawyers in defending 17 Communist Party members, including
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in the firm of Liebman, Robbins, Pressman & Leider, and stayed with the firm until 1941. After his friend,
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and an organization dedicated to achieving economic, racial, and social justice through the legal system.
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Cammer interrupted his legal career to serve in the United States military during World War II.
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From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act: A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America
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From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act: A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America
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faced each other publicly for the first time. Chambers described the day as follows:
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during the 1950s and 1960s. He also defended nearly 700 students arrested during the
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The Movement for Community Control of New York City's Schools, 1966-1970: Class Wars
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The Movement for Community Control of New York City's Schools, 1966-1970: Class Wars
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Success Without Victory: Lost Legal Battles and the Long Road to Justice in America
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The Eyes of Willie McGee: A Tragedy of Race, Sex, and Secrets in the Jim Crow South
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Success Without Victory: Lost Legal Battles and the Long Road to Justice in America
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The Eyes of Willie McGee: A Tragedy of Race, Sex, and Secrets in the Jim Crow South
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Cammer was chief defense counsel for Fur and Leather Workers' Union President
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Cammer's legal practice focused on labor law. Among his clients were the
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The End of Ideology: On the Exhaustion of Political Ideas in the Fifties
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The End of Ideology: On the Exhaustion of Political Ideas in the Fifties
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Buder, Leonard (24 January 1969). "State Unit Backs Teachers' Charge".
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for being communist-dominated and which, in the 1950s, belonged to the
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Cammer was interested in more than labor law issues. He worked as a
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In 1955, when Witt left the firm to become full-time counsel to the
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following accusations in December 1940 that he was a member of the
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to Harry and Anne (Boriskin) Cammer, Jewish immigrants from the
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Power and the Public Interest: The Memoirs of Joseph C. Swidler
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Power and the Public Interest: The Memoirs of Joseph C. Swidler
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Cammer retired from an active legal practice in the mid-1980s.
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Advocate and Activist: Memoirs of an American Communist Lawyer
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Advocate and Activist: Memoirs of an American Communist Lawyer
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During 1948, Pressman formed Pressman, Witt & Cammer.
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Pursuing Justice: Lee Pressman, the New Deal, and the CIO
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Pursuing Justice: Lee Pressman, the New Deal, and the CIO
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Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
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after Gold was accused of lying when he submitted his
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Swidler, Joseph Charles; Henderson, A. Scott (2002).
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Swidler, Joseph Charles; Henderson, A. Scott (2002).
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Lawyers Committee on American Policy Towards Vietnam
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Mellen Press. p. 324. 1087:"Judge Relieves Defense Aides In Red Trial". 953:New York Court of Appeals: Records and Briefs 578:International Fur & Leather Workers Union 494:International Fur & Leather Workers Union 480:(a local union which had been ejected by the 279:Cammer began practicing law with the firm of 8: 1481:. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press. 1579:The New York City Teachers Union, 1916-1964 1564:. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. 1339: 1337: 1107:The New York City Teachers Union, 1916-1964 1109:. New York: Humanities Press. p. 248. 936:"NLRB Employees Deny Any Communist Ties". 842: 840: 838: 836: 834: 813:"Guide to the Harold Cammer Papers TAM.18" 807: 805: 803: 801: 799: 797: 184:(June 18, 1909 – October 21, 1995) was an 29: 18: 1626:American people of Russian-Jewish descent 1100: 1098: 613:The National Lawyers Guild was branded a 498:Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers 396:, shown here (center) in 1913 photo with 887: 885: 883: 881: 879: 877: 875: 775:Van Gelder, Lawrence (25 October 1995). 514:International Longshoremen's Association 195:. He was known for his participation in 1468:. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. 1037: 1035: 1033: 1031: 1029: 1027: 1025: 1023: 770: 768: 766: 742: 344:On August 20, 1948, Cammer represented 1555:. 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New York: Harper. p. 159. 683:Cammer's papers are held at the 486:United Public Workers of America 440:. Later, they were relieved by 1636:Activists from New York (state) 1606:City College of New York alumni 619:Federal Bureau of Investigation 482:American Federation of Teachers 432:, Michael Begun, Mary Kaufman, 1516:Finan, Christopher M. (2007). 1397:Finan, Christopher M. (2007). 565:Law, as well as member of the 293:National Labor Relations Board 271:(left) and NLRB Chief Counsel 175:Robert Cammer, Margaret Cammer 1: 1631:20th-century American lawyers 1621:American civil rights lawyers 1581:. 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Mamaroneck, New York
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Nathan Witt
Lee Pressman
John Abt
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labor law
communist
Manhattan
New York City
Russian Empire
New York City public schools
Bachelor of Arts
City College
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Nathan Witt
J. Warren Madden
Charles Fahy

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