Supreme Court· 5/17/1982
Finnegan v. Leu
Citations
- 456 U.S. 431
- 102 S. Ct. 1867
- 72 L. Ed. 2d 239
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 103
- 50 U.S.L.W. 4480
- 110 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2321
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that the LMRDA was “the product of congressional concern with widespread abuses of power by union leadership”
- right to campaign for a candidate protected under section 101
- applying Title I, but discussing the LMRDA more broadly
- “[I]n enacting Title I of the Act, Congress simply was not concerned with perpetuating appointed union employees in office at the expense of an elected president’s freedom to choose his own staff. Rather, its concerns were with promoting union democracy ....”
- dismissal from union office not discipline
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Judges: Blackmun, Burger, Black-Mun, Brennan
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- Breininger v. Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n Local Union No. 6Supreme Court· 1989-12-05· cited 277×
- Local No. 82, Furniture & Piano Moving, Furniture Store Drivers, Helpers, Warehousemen & Packers v. CrowleySupreme Court· 1984-08-02· cited 218×
- United Steelworkers of America v. SadlowskiSupreme Court· 1982-10-04· cited 208×
- Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n v. LynnSupreme Court· 1989-01-18· cited 178×
- Lyne Brunt, David Wadinski and John Wittenberg v. Service Employees International Union and Dan IversonSeventh Circuit· 2002-03-21· cited 166×
- Edward Lynn v. Sheet Metal Workers' International Association and Local No. 75 of the Sheet Metal Workers' International AssociationNinth Circuit· 1986-11-26· cited 133×
- United States v. UptonFirst Circuit· 2009-03-05· cited 90×
- William E. Brock, Iii, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Writers Guild of America, West, Inc.Ninth Circuit· 1985-06-11· cited 89×
- Frances Childs v. Local 18, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersNinth Circuit· 1983-11-10· cited 83×
- Common Cause v. Federal Election CommissionD.C. Circuit· 1988-03-15· cited 80×
- Peter Maddalone v. Local 17, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, and District Council, United Brotherhood of CarpentersSecond Circuit· 1998-08-10· cited 60×
- Yerdon v. HenrySecond Circuit· 1996-08-06· cited 55×
- Fischer v. United StatesSupreme Court· 2024-06-28· cited 55×
- Murray v. Laborers Union Local No. 324Ninth Circuit· 1995-05-31· cited 51×
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Dresden Local No. 267 v. Ohio Carpenters Health and Welfare Fund, and Joseph T. IvanSixth Circuit· 1991-02-25· cited 50×
- George A. Ross v. Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union Robert Baker, Co-Trustee Carol Carlson, Co-TrusteeThird Circuit· 2001-09-17· cited 44×
- Packowski v. United Food & Commercial Workers Local 951Michigan Court of Appeals· 2010-07-08· cited 44×
- Carl Bauer, Craig M. Bennett v. Rbx Industries, Inc.Sixth Circuit· 2004-05-17· cited 43×
- Johnson v. KaySecond Circuit· 1988-10-25· cited 42×
Cites
17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court· 1976-06-28· cited 4,553×
- Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court· 1980-03-31· cited 1,881×
- Wirtz v. Hotel, Motel & Club Employees Union, Local 6Supreme Court· 1968-06-03· cited 234×
- The Grand Lodge of the International Association of MacHinists Etc. v. John J. King, Earl N. AndersonNinth Circuit· 1964-11-23· cited 104×
- Schonfeld v. PenzaSecond Circuit· 1973-04-23· cited 102×
- Paul J. Sheridan v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local No. 626, an Unincorporated AssociationThird Circuit· 1962-07-02· cited 81×
- Roger Bradford v. Textile Workers of America, Afl-Cio, Local 1093Fourth Circuit· 1977-10-14· cited 45×
- Retail Clerks Union, Local 648 v. Retail Clerks International Ass'nDistrict of Columbia· 1969-04-11· cited 44×
- J. M. Wood, Jr. v. Charles Leslie DennisSeventh Circuit· 1974-03-04· cited 40×
- Efrain MacEira v. Luis Enrique PaganFirst Circuit· 1981-05-13· cited 38×
- Newman v. Local 1101, Communications Workers of AmericaSecond Circuit· 1978-01-26· cited 35×
- Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor v. Local Union 20, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of CommerceSixth Circuit· 1979-12-19· cited 26×
- Gabauer v. WoodcockEighth Circuit· 1975-07-16· cited 25×
- Floyd H. Lamb v. Arnold Miller, President, United Mine WorkersD.C. Circuit· 1981-08-31· cited 13×
- Wambles v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersFifth Circuit· 1974-01-25· cited 7×
- Navarro v. LeuN.D. Ohio· 1979-03-30· cited 5×
- Gabauer v. WoodcockEighth Circuit· 1975-10-01· cited 1×
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