Legal Opinion
United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers, Union No. 33 v. Edwin Meese, Attorney General of the United States of America
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 29, 1987No. 86-1945PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
A federal statute disqualifies from holding union office persons convicted of any one of a set of specifically listed crimes. The list includes such serious crimes as murder, bribery, embezzlement, arson, and (relevant here) “assault which inflicts grievous bodily injury.” 29 U.S.C. § 504 (Supp. II 1984). In 1983, Harold Lynch, the business manager of the Roofers, Water-proofers, and Allied Workers Local Union No. 33, attended a Union Executive Board meeting considering various charges and countercharges leveled between Lynch and two other union members. During the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- McMillan v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Harris v. McRaeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. Daniel FaticoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Jerome Fleet CowdenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by23 opinions
- Jose E. Panzardi-Alvarez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Zhen Zhou WuCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013
- United States v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- Leslie v. Ohio Department of DevelopmentOhio Supreme Court · 2006
- Obert v. Republic Western InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2002
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.