Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Grassi v. United States

448 U.S. 902

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1980-06-30
Topic
bankruptcy

violation of section 8(e) “hot cargo” prohibition automatically strips unions and employers of any antitrust exemption | violation of section 8(e) "hot cargo" prohibition automatically strips unions and employers of any antitrust exemption | calculated scheme of warrantless arrests and harrassing visits by prosecutor forced involuntary self-censorship by distributor | where authorities embarked on program of arresting everyone who distributed certain publications and made this action public, causing retailers in county to cease selling publications, the conduct amounted to an informal system of prior restraint | "The term nonstatutory exemption ... is a shorthand description of an interpretation of the Sherman Act, making that statute inapplicable to restraints imposed in the interest of lawful union monopoly power in the labor market.” | where authorities embarked on program of arresting everyone who distributed certain publications and made this action public, causing retailers in county to cease selling publications, the conduct amounted to an informal system of prior restraint | “The term nonstatutory exemption ... is a shorthand description of an interpretation of the Sherman Act, making that statute inapplicable to restraints imposed in the interest of lawful union monopoly power in the labor market.” | program of harassment by county officials against retail booksellers.. selling sexually oriented publications operated as an informal system of prior restraint and refuted contention that retailers and distributors voluntarily removed such publications from their shelves | applying Hunt’s holding to seizure of allegedly obscene materials | failure to discuss validity of search

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Walter v. United States, 447 U. S. 649 (1980).