Allee v. Medrano
| Allee v. Medrano | |
|---|---|
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| Decided May 20, 1974 | |
| Full case name | Allee v. Medrano |
| Citations | 416 U.S. 802 (more) |
| Holding | |
| Police officers' interference with a strike was a violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Douglas |
| Concur/dissent | Burger, joined by White, Rehnquist |
| Powell took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Allee v. Medrano, 416 U.S. 802 (1974), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that police officers' interference with a strike was a violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.[1][2]
Background
From June 1966 to June 1967, unionists attempted to unionize farmworkers and persuade them to support or join a labor strike. They were subjected to persistent harassment and violence by Texas Rangers. In July 1967, a state court issued a temporary injunction against the unionists, proscribing picketing on or near property of one of the major employers in the area. The unionists filed a federal civil rights action under Section 1983, attacking the constitutionality of certain Texas statutes and alleging that the law-enforcement officers conspired to deprive the unionists of their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. A three-judge federal district court declared five of the statutes unconstitutional and enjoined their enforcement, and in addition permanently enjoined the officers from intimidating the unionists in their organizational efforts.[1][3][4]
References
- ^ a b Allee v. Medrano, 416 U.S. 802 (1974).
- ^ Lareau, N. Peter (May 2014) [2003]. Labor and Employment Law. pp. 19-4.
- ^ Pate, Stephen P. (Spring 2021). "Viva la Huelga! The Starr County Strike, Chicanos, Texas Rangers and the Landmark Supreme Court Decision in Medrano v. Allee". Journal of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society (3): 10.
- ^ Abram Chayes, Foreword: Public Law Litigation and the Burger Court , 96 HARV. L. REV. 4, 19-20 (November 1982).
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