Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union
Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union | |
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Argued April 19, 1977 Decided June 23, 1977 | |
Full case name | Jones, Secretary, Department of Correction of North Carolina, et al. v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union, Inc. |
Citations | 433 U.S. 119 (more) |
Case history | |
Prior | Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina |
Holding | |
Prison inmates do not have a right under the First Amendment to join labor unions. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Rehnquist, joined by Burger, Stewart, White, Blackmun, Powell |
Concurrence | Burger |
Concur/dissent | Stevens |
Dissent | Marshall, joined by Brennan |
Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union, 433 U.S. 119 (1977), was a United States Supreme Court case where the court held that prison inmates do not have a right under the First Amendment to join labor unions.[1][2]
See also[]
- Prison labor
- Prisoners' rights
- Turner v. Safley
References[]
External links[]
- Text of Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union, 433 U.S. 119 (1977) is available from: Findlaw Justia Library of Congress
Categories:
- Labor relations in the United States
- Penal labor in the United States
- United States Supreme Court cases
- United States Supreme Court cases of the Burger Court
- United States freedom of association case law
- United States public employment case law
- Penal system in North Carolina
- 1977 in United States case law
- Labor relations in North Carolina
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