AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS ASSN., C. I. O., ET AL. v. DOUDS, REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

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339 U.S. 382 (1950)

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Case Overview

Legal Principle at Issue

Whether sect. 9 (h) of the Taft Hartley Act (1947) which required officers of labor unions to sign affidavits indicating that they were not members of the Communist Party, or supporters of it, or advocated the violent overthrow of the government violated the First Amendment

Action

Affirmed (includes modified). Petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition.

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  • AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS ASSN., C. I. O., ET AL. v. DOUDS, REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/american-communications-assn-c-i-o-et-al-v-douds-regional-director-national-labor
  • AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS ASSN., C. I. O., ET AL. v. DOUDS, REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, First Amendment Library, https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/american-communications-assn-c-i-o-et-al-v-douds-regional-director-national-labor (last visited 24 Dec. 2024).
  • Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). "AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS ASSN., C. I. O., ET AL. v. DOUDS, REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD." Oyez. https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/american-communications-assn-c-i-o-et-al-v-douds-regional-director-national-labor (accessed December 24, 2024).
  • "AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS ASSN., C. I. O., ET AL. v. DOUDS, REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 24 Dec. 2024, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/american-communications-assn-c-i-o-et-al-v-douds-regional-director-national-labor.
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