UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA v. SADLOWSKI

No. 81-395.

457 U.S. 102 (1982)

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO-CLC v. SADLOWSKI ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 14, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. Gottesman argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Robert M. Weinberg and Laurence Gold.

Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were John Silard, Joseph A. Yablonski, and Daniel B. Edelman.*


JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case, we confront the question whether § 101(a)(2) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA), 73 Stat. 522, 29 U. S. C. § 411(a)(2), precludes the membership of a union from adopting a rule that prohibits candidates for union office from accepting campaign contributions from nonmembers. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that...

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