United Public Workers v. Mitchell | |
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Argued December 3, 1945 Reargued October 17, 1946 Decided February 10, 1947 | |
Full case name | United Public Workers of America (C.I.O.), et al. v. Mitchell, et al. |
Citations | 330 U.S. 75 (more) 67 S. Ct. 556; 91 L. Ed. 754; 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2960 |
Case history | |
Prior | 56 F. Supp. 621 (D.D.C. 1944) |
Holding | |
Hatch Act of 1939, as amended in 1940, does not violate First, Fifth, Ninth, or Tenth amendments to U.S. Constitution | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Plurality | Reed, joined by Vinson, Burton |
Concurrence | Frankfurter |
Concur/dissent | Douglas |
Dissent | Black |
Dissent | Rutledge |
Murphy, Jackson took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
United Public Workers v. Mitchell, 330 U.S. 75 (1947), is a 4-to-3 ruling by the United States Supreme Court which held that the Hatch Act of 1939, as amended in 1940, does not violate the First, Fifth, Ninth, or Tenth amendments to U.S. Constitution.[1][2]