| American Steel Foundries v. Tri-City Central Trades Council | |
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| Argued January 17, 1919 Reargued October 5, 1920 Reargued October 4–5, 1921 Decided December 5, 1921 | |
| Full case name | American Steel Foundries v. Tri-City Trades Council, et al. |
| Citations | 257 U.S. 184 ( more ) |
| Holding | |
| Labor pickets are inherently intimidation. Only one person should be allowed at each entrance and exit of a business being struck. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Taft, joined by Day, Holmes, McKenna, McReynolds, Pitney, Van Devanter |
| Concurrence | Brandeis |
| Dissent | Clarke |
Superseded by | |
| Thornhill v. Alabama | |
American Steel Foundries v. Tri-City Central Trades Council, 257 U.S. 184(1921), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that picketing by more the one person at an entrance or exit to a struck business was not protected by the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914. The court said that it was inherently a form of intimidation no matter how orderly the picket was. [1] [2]
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This case was later superseded by cases like Thornhill v. Alabama (1940), which held that picketing was protected under free speech and the First Amendment. [3]
