Legal Opinion
French v. Amalgamated Local Union 376, UAW
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 2, 1987No. 13059PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue in this case is the constitutionality of General Statutes § 31-120,1 which bans all residential picketing except labor picketing conducted at a residence located at the situs of a labor dispute. The plaintiff, Gary W. French, the president of Colt Industries/Firearms Division, filed an application in the Superior Court for a temporary injunction to prohibit the defendants, Amalgamated Local Union 376, UAW and other affiliated labor organizations, from continuing to picket on the street in front of his residence in Vernon. Determining that the three labor demonstrations…
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