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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MASTERS, MATES & PILOTS v. BROWN

No. 89-1330.

498 U.S. 466 (1991)

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MASTERS, MATES & PILOTS ET AL. v. BROWN

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided February 20, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Michel Pierson argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioners.

Paul Alan Levy argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Alan B. Morrison and Michael E. Tankersley.

James A. Feldman argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. On the brief were Solicitor General Starr, Deputy Solicitor General Shapiro, Allen H. Feldman, Steven J. Mandel, and Mark S. Flynn.*

JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Labor unions have a statutory duty to distribute campaign literature to their membership in response to the reasonable request of any candidate for union office. In this case the union denied such a request because the candidate wanted the literature mailed in advance of the union's nominating convention and a union rule prohibited such preconvention mailing. The question...

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