Legal Opinion

American Communications Assn. v. Douds

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 8, 1950No. 10PublishedCited by 913 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Vinson

These cases present for decision the constitutionality of § 9 (h) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended by the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947.1 This section, commonly referred to as the non-Communist affidavit provision, reads as follows: “No investigation shall be made by the [National Labor Relations] Board of any question affecting commerce concerning the representation of employees, raised by a labor organization under subsection (c) of this section, no petition under section 9 (e) (1) shall be entertained, and no complaint shall be issued pursuant to a charge made by a…

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2Cases cited67 opinions

  1. Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  4. Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  5. National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937

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3Cited by913 opinions

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  2. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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  4. Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1958

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