United States v. United Mine Workers of America

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]

United States v. United Mine Workers
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

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References

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