In re Debs

In re Debs
In re Debs
	Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 25–26, 1895; Decided May 27, 1895
Full case name	In re Eugene V. Debs, Petitioner
Citations	158 U.S. 564 (more) 15 S. Ct. 900; 39 L. Ed. 1092; 1895 U.S. LEXIS 2279
Holding
	The court ruled that the government had a right to regulate interstate commerce and ensure the operations of the Postal Service, along with a responsibility to "ensure the general welfare of the public."
Court membership
	Chief Justice Melville Fuller Associate Justices Stephen J. Field · John M. Harlan; Horace Gray · David J. Brewer; Henry B. Brown · George Shiras Jr.; Howell E. Jackson · Edward D. White
Case opinion
Majority	Brewer, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
	U.S. Const.

In re Debs, 158 U.S. 564 (1895), was a US labor law case of the United States Supreme Court decision handed down concerning Eugene V. Debs and labor unions.

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