Legal Opinion
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce v. City of Boston
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 23, 1991No. Civ. A. 90-12503-TPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, District Judge.
On July 25, 1990, the City Council of Boston (“City Council” or “Council”) enacted an ordinance entitled “In Memory of Robert Waterhouse” (“Ordinance”) over the veto of the Mayor of Boston. The Ordinance makes it unlawful for an employer (1) to hire “strikebreakers” during a strike or lockout or (2) to hire “replacement workers” 1 if their employment is likely to cause a threat to public safety or (3) to hire or to offer to hire a strikebreaker or replacement worker if doing so is likely to cause a threat to public safety. 2
The Mayor vetoed the ordinance on…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Havens Realty Corp. v. ColemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Employers Association, Inc., for Itself and on Behalf of Its Member Employers v. United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc, State of Minnesota, Intervenor. Employers Association, Inc., for Itself and on Behalf of Its Member Employers v. United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc, State of Minnesota, Intervenor/appellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Employers Ass'n v. United Steelworkers of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1992
- Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce v. City of BostonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1991
- Washington Legal Found. v. Mass. Bar Found.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1992
- Washington Legal Foundation v. Massachusetts Bar FoundationDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1992