Deveau v. Braisted, 363 U.S. 144 (1960)

DeVeau v. Braisted


No. 71


Argued March 1, 1960
Decided June 6, 1960
363 U.S. 144

APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NEW YORK

Syllabus

Section 8 of the New York Waterfront Commission Act of 1953 in effect disqualifies from holding office in any waterfront labor organization any person who has been convicted of a felony and has not subsequently been pardoned or had his disability removed by a certificate of good conduct from the Board of Parole.

Held: this section does not violate the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution by conflicting invalidly with the National Labor Relations Act or the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959; it does not violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment; and it is not an ex post facto law or bill of attainder forbidden by Article I, § 10 of the Constitution. Pp. 144-161.

5 N.Y.2d 236, 157 N.E.2d 165, affirmed.