American Communications Ass'n v. Douds
American Communications Association v. Douds, 339 U.S. 382 (1950), is a 5-to-1 ruling by the United States Supreme Court which held that the Taft–Hartley Act's imposition of an anti-communist oath on labor union leaders does not violate the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, is not an ex post facto law or bill of attainder in violation of Article One, Section 10 of the United States Constitution, and is not a "test oath" in violation of Article Six of the Constitution.
| American Communications Association v. Douds | |
|---|---|
Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued October 10–11, 1949 Decided May 8, 1950 | |
| Full case name | American Communications Association, C. I. O., et al. v. Charles T. Douds, Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board |
| Citations | 339 U.S. 382 (more) |
| Case history | |
| Prior | On appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 79 F.Supp. 563 (1948) |
| Holding | |
| Taft–Hartley Act's anti-communist oath does not violate the First Amendment, Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution, or Article VI of the Constitution. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Vinson, joined by Reed, Burton; Frankfurter (except as to Part VII) |
| Concurrence | Frankfurter |
| Concur/dissent | Jackson |
| Dissent | Black |
| Douglas, Clark, and Minton took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| National Labor Relations Act; Taft-Hartley Act; U.S. Const. Art. I, Art. VI, amend. I | |
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