United States v. United Mine Workers of America

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United States v. United Mine Workers
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Argued January 14, 1947
Decided March 6, 1947
Full case nameUnited States v. United Mine Workers of America
Citations330 U.S. 258 ( more )
67 S. Ct. 677; 91 L. Ed. 884; 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2954; 12 Lab. Cas. (CCH) ¶ 51,239; 19 L.R.R.M. 2346
Case history
PriorCert. to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Holding
  • Restraining order and preliminary injunction prohibiting a strike did not violate the Clayton Antitrust Act or the Norris–La Guardia Act.
  • The trial court was authorized to punish the violation of its orders as criminal contempt.
  • Fines imposed by the trial court were warranted in the situation.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Fred M. Vinson
Associate Justices
Hugo Black  · Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frankfurter  · William O. Douglas
Frank Murphy  · Robert H. Jackson
Wiley B. Rutledge  · Harold H. Burton
Case opinions
PluralityVinson, joined by Reed, Jackson, Burton
ConcurrenceFrankfurter
Concur/dissentBlack, joined by Douglas
DissentMurphy
DissentRutledge

United States v. United Mine Workers of America, 330 U.S. 258 (1947), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court examined whether a trial court acted appropriately when it issued a restraining order to prevent a labor strike organized by coal miners. [1] In an opinion written by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, the Court held that a restraining order and preliminary injunction prohibiting a strike did not violate the Clayton Antitrust Act or the Norris–La Guardia Act, [2] that the trial court was authorized to punish the violation of its orders as criminal contempt, [3] and that fines imposed by the trial court were warranted in the situation. [2]

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References

  1. United States v. United Mine Workers of America, 330 U.S. 258, 267-69 (1947).
  2. 1 2 United Mine Workers, 330 U.S. at 269.
  3. United Mine Workers, 330 U.S. at 289.