Legal Opinion
National Ass'n of Letter Carriers v. United States Civil Service Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 31, 1972No. Civ. A. 577-71PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GESELL, District Judge:
The National Association of Letter Carriers and six federal employees have brought this class action on behalf of all federal employees seeking a declaratory judgment that 5 U.S.C. § 7324 (a) (2), the provision of the so-called Hatch Act which prohibits certain federal employees from taking “an active part in political management or in political campaigns,” is unconstitutional.1 In urging that enforcement of the challenged provisions be enjoined, plaintiffs assert that the Act is vague, overly broad, and in conflict with the First Amendment to the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by16 opinions
- United States Civil Service Commission v. National Ass'n of Letter CarriersSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- National Ass'n of Manufacturers v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009
- Micah Phillips v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
- Kenneth R. Mancuso v. James L. Taft, MayorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Specter v. MoakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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