Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Thomas

Texas Supreme Court

Decided October 27, 1943No. 8160PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Alexander

This is an original habeas corpus proceeding filed in this Court by relator, R. J. Thomas, to obtain his release from a judgment in contempt imposed by a trial court. The action in-, volves the validity of Section 5 of House Bill No. 100, Acts 1943, 48th Legislature, Chapter 104, page 180 (Vernon’s Annotated Texas Statutes, Art. 5154a), which Act prescribes certain regulations applicable to labor unions.

The provisions of the Act pertinent to the action here under consideration are as follows :

“Section 1. Because of the activities of labor unions affecting the economic conditions of the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  3. National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  4. Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  5. Near v. Minnesota Ex Rel. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1931

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Thomas v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdorySupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
  3. In Re PorterfieldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
  4. Stapleton v. MitchellDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1945
  5. American Federation of Labor v. MannCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945

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