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'''Adair v. United States''' was a 1908 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, 208 U.S. 161 (1908).  The Court overturned a federal law that made it illegal for railroads to discriminate against employees because they belonged to labor unions.

'''Adair v. United States''' was a 1908 decision by the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]], 208 U.S. 161 (1908).  The Court overturned a federal law that made it illegal for railroads to discriminate against employees because they belonged to labor unions.

In violation of a federal law of 1898, William Adair, acting for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, dismissed O. B. Coppage because he was a member of a labor union. The Supreme Court declared this law unconstitutional because it violated the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment. Labor unions thereby lost some of their protection.  

In violation of a federal law of 1898, William Adair, acting for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, dismissed O. B. Coppage because he was a member of a labor union. The Supreme Court declared this law unconstitutional because it violated the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment. Labor unions thereby lost some of their protection.