| United States v. Congress of Industrial Organizations | |
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| Argued April 28–29, 1948 Decided June 21, 1948 | |
| Full case name | United States v. Congress of Industrial Organizations, et al. |
| Citations | 335 U.S. 106 (more) |
| Case history | |
| Prior | On appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia |
| Holding | |
| The labor union's publication of statement urging members to vote for a certain candidate for Congress did not violate the Taft-Hartley Act. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Reed, joined by Vinson, Frankfurter, Jackson, Burton |
| Concurrence | Frankfurter |
| Concurrence | Rutledge, joined by Black, Douglas, Murphy |
| Laws applied | |
| Federal Corrupt Practices Act, Taft-Hartley Act | |
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United States v. Congress of Industrial Organizations, 335 U.S. 106 (1948), is a US labor law decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that a labor union's publication of a statement that advocated for its members to vote for a certain candidate for Congress did not violate the Federal Corrupt Practices Act, as amended by the 1947 Labor Management Relations Act.