Thomas v. Collins
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Thomas v. Collins is a 1945 U.S. Supreme Court decision that strengthened First Amendment protections for labor organizers by striking down a Texas law requiring union speakers to register before soliciting members.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas v. Collins canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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labor law case ⓘ landmark First Amendment case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil liberties
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constitutional law ⓘ labor law ⓘ |
| citation | 323 U.S. 516 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvolved |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1945-03-26 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustices |
Owen Josephus Roberts
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surface form:
Owen J. Roberts
Robert H. Jackson ⓘ |
| doctrine |
First Amendment protections apply to labor organizers through the Fourteenth Amendment
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heightened protection for speech related to labor organizing ⓘ |
| holding |
A Texas law requiring labor organizers to register before soliciting union members violated the First Amendment as applied through the Fourteenth Amendment
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States may not impose prior restraints on the exercise of First Amendment rights by requiring registration before public speaking or solicitation of union membership ⓘ |
| impact |
limited state power to require permits or registration as a condition to public speaking on labor issues
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strengthened First Amendment protections for labor organizers ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| languageOfDecision | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
freedom of assembly
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freedom of association ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ labor organizing ⓘ prior restraint ⓘ state regulation of union activity ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
Felix Frankfurter
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Frank Murphy ⓘ Justice Harlan F. Stone ⓘ
surface form:
Harlan F. Stone
Hugo L. Black ⓘ Stanley Reed ⓘ
surface form:
Stanley F. Reed
Wiley Rutledge ⓘ William O. Douglas ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Wiley Rutledge ⓘ |
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 516 ⓘ |
| party |
Collins
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Thomas ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
prior restraint doctrine
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solicitation of union membership as protected speech ⓘ speech on matters of public concern ⓘ |
| result | Texas registration requirement for labor organizers was struck down as unconstitutional ⓘ |
| stateLawChallenged | Texas statute regulating labor union solicitation ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
labor organizing and union solicitation
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state police power and civil liberties ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulationChallenged | registration requirement for labor organizers ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 323 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1945 ⓘ |
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