Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Lenroot
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 29, 1945No. 49PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jackson
A decree of the District Court in substance restrains the Western Union Telegraph Company from transmitting messages in interstate commerce until for thirty days it has ceased employment of messengers under the age of sixteen years and of certain others between the ages of sixteen and eighteen: This was thought to be required by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. The Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed, and we granted certiorari. 322 U. S. 719.
The Western Union Telegraph Company collects messages in communities of origin and dispatches them by electrical impulses to places of destination…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. DarbySupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Associated Press v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Child Labor Tax CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Hammer v. DagenhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Pensacola Telegraph Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1878
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3Cited by135 opinions
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- James Benjamin v. Michael Jacobson, Commissioner of the Department of Correction of the City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Bozant v. Bank of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
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