Legal Opinion
United Public Workers of America v. Mitchell
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 10, 1947No. 20PublishedCited by 1,446 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
The Hatch Act,* enacted in 1940, declares unlawful certain specified political activities of federal employees.1 Section 9 forbids officers and employees in the executive branch of the Federal Government, with exceptions, from taking “any active part in political management or in political campaigns.”2 Section 15 declares that the activ*79ities theretofore determined by the United States Civil Service Commission to be prohibited to employees in the classified civil service of the United States by the Civil Service Rules shall be deemed to be prohibited to federal employees covered by the Hatch…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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3Cited by1,446 opinions
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