Legal Opinion
United States v. Jack Green, United States of America v. General Laborers' Local 397 of Granite City, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 13, 1957No. 11887, 11888PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.
Defendants, General Laborers’ Local Union No. 397 (hereinafter referred to as the “Local Union”) and Jack Green, were convicted on two counts of an indictment charging violations of the Anti-Racketeering Act sometimes referred to as the Hobbs Act. 18 U.S.C. § 1951. The provisions of the statute are, inter alia:
“(a) Whoever in any way or degree obstructs, delays, or affects commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce, by robbery or extortion or attempts or conspires so to do, or commits or threatens physical violence to any person or property in…
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- Hulahan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954
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