Legal Opinion
Burrus v. Vegliante
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 14, 2003No. Docket No. 02-6257PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge.
This action involves the questions of whether the 1939 Hatch Act, as amended in 1993, 5 U.S.C. §§ 7321-7326, prohibits postal workers from displaying political materials on union bulletin boards in nonpublic areas of post offices, and, if so, whether the Act is constitutional.
Various federal officials, the United States Office of Personnel Management, and the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) (collectively the “government”) appeal from Judge Hellerstein’s decision enjoining them from interfering with the American Postal Workers Union (“APWU”) display of political…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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