United Public Workers v. Mitchell

E86986

U.S. Supreme Court case court case landmark decision

United Public Workers v. Mitchell is a 1947 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Hatch Act’s restrictions on federal employees’ political activities.

Aliases (1)

United Public Workers of America (C.I.O.) v. Mitchell ×1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Supreme Court case → court case → landmark decision →
appliedDoctrine	doctrine of unconstitutional conditions → justiciability and ripeness principles →
areaOfLaw	administrative law → constitutional law → election law →
citation	330 U.S. 75 →
concerns	balance between government efficiency and employee political rights → limits on political expression by government employees →
decisionDate	1947 →
dissentingJustice	Frank Murphy → Hugo L. Black NERFINISHED → William O. Douglas NERFINISHED →
fullName	United Public Workers of America (C.I.O.) v. Mitchell →
hasCountry	United States →
hasCourt	Supreme Court of the United States →
holding	Congress may restrict partisan political activities of federal employees without violating the First Amendment. → Federal employees do not have an absolute constitutional right to engage in partisan political management and campaigns. → The Hatch Act’s restrictions on political activities of federal employees are constitutional. →
involvesParty	John W. Mitchell NERFINISHED → United Public Workers of America →
involvesStatute	Hatch Act of 1939 →
jurisdiction	federal →
language	English →
legalIssue	First Amendment rights of federal employees → constitutionality of the Hatch Act → due process under the Fifth Amendment → federal employees’ political activities →
majorityOpinionBy	Stanley F. Reed →
pageInUnitedStatesReports	75 →
relatedCase	Civil Service Commission v. National Association of Letter Carriers → Pickering v. Board of Education →
result	Hatch Act restrictions were upheld as a valid exercise of congressional power. →
shortDescription	1947 U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the Hatch Act’s limits on federal employees’ political activities. →
subjectMatter	federal civil service → partisan political activity →
subsequentInfluenceOn	civil service law → later cases on public employee speech →
volumeInUnitedStatesReports	330 →
voteSplit	4–3 →
yearDecided	1947 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution →	citedIn
United Public Workers v. Mitchell ("United Public Workers of America (C.I.O.) v. Mitchell") →	fullName