USCSC v. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS

No. 72-634.

413 U.S. 548 (1973)

UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ET AL. v. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS, AFL-CIO, ET AL.

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided June 25, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General Griswold argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Assistant Attorney General Wood, Andrew L. Frey, Robert E. Kopp, and Anthony L. Mondello.

Thomas C. Matthews, Jr., argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Stephen M. Truitt, Melvin L. Wulf, Ralph J. Temple, and Philip Elman.*


MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

On December 11, 1972, we noted probable jurisdiction of this appeal, 409 U.S. 1058, based on a jurisdictional statement presenting the single question whether the prohibition in § 9 (a) of the Hatch Act, now codified in 5 U. S. C. § 7324 (a) (2), against federal employees taking "an active part in political management or in political campaigns," is unconstitutional...

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