Stevedoring Services of America, Inc. v. Eggert

How later courts describe this case

• holding that in order for the means adopted to be “closely drawn” a provision must “avoid unnecessary abridgment of associational freedoms”
• “Whether actions are directed by an official, as contemplated by the LGAA, is determined by borrowing and applying the State Action Doctrine two prong test.”
• section 14(j) “does not provide employer with a right of repayment for alleged overpayment of compensation”
• “Medical professionals are not contemplated by North Carolina’s prohibition of unfair trade practices.”
• “contribution limits are subject to a ‘less stringent test than strict scrutiny”’
• “Virginia legislature has identified three different types of conduct, any of which would satisfy a finding of vileness. Virginia does not require that the jury identify the particular predicate on which it relies”
• whether a law discriminates is a factual question