Legal Opinion
American Radio Association v. Mobile Steamship Association, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1973No. 72-3803PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
A group of unions (appellant) representing seamen on American flag vessels asked the district court to enjoin temporarily state court injunction proceedings brought against the union by Mobile Steamship Association, a membership corporation representing shippers and stevedoring companies at the Port of Mobile, and by Alabama soybean farmer Robert E. Malone. The unions charged that appellees used the state court proceedings to block peaceful picketing at the Port of Mobile, thereby violating the unions’ first amendment free speech rights and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 1 The…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Mitchum v. FosterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by28 opinions
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