Difference between revisions of "Adair v. United States"
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| − | '''Adair v. United States''' was a 1908 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court | + | '''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. |
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| + | 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. | ||
[[category:United States Law]] | [[category:United States Law]] | ||
[[category:Labor Unions]] | [[category:Labor Unions]] | ||
[[category:Progressive Era]] | [[category:Progressive Era]] | ||
Revision as of 15:58, October 4, 2009
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.
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.