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Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia Bar, 377 U.S. 1 (1964)
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Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia Bar, 377 U.S. 1 (1964)
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia ex rel. Virginia State Bar No. 34 Argued January 13, 1964 Decided April 20, 1964 377 U.S. 1
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA
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An injunction issued by a state court, prohibiting, as the unlawful solicitation of litigation and the unauthorized practice of law, a labor union from advising injured members or their dependents to obtain legal assistance before settling claims and recommending specific lawyers to handle such claims, infringes rights guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments. NAACP v. Button, 371 U.S. 415, followed.
Judgment and decree vacated, and case remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia Bar, 377 U.S. 1 (1964) in 377 U.S. 1 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Q36M8T4DDSC7XV7.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia Bar, 377 U.S. 1 (1964), in 377 U.S. 1, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Q36M8T4DDSC7XV7.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia Bar, 377 U.S. 1 (1964). cited in 1964, 377 U.S. 1. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Q36M8T4DDSC7XV7.
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