Fay v. Douds’s Empirical Analysis

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1. ““It follows that plaintiff has, on the merits, no lawful grievance, unless Section 9(f) is unconstitutional. That, however, has been determined against the plaintiff by the Supreme Court in National Maritime Union v. Herzog, 63 S.Ct. 1529 . Indeed, that case goes a little further. While it does not involve, directly, the denial of a hearing under 9(c), its necessary implications are broad enough to encompass this as well. Had the Supreme Court construed 9(f) as insufficient to warrant denial of a place on the ballot to a non-complying union it would have reversed the decision below. And if 9(f) does justify exclusion from the ballot, I see no persuasive reason why it does not justify excluding it from the Board’s facilities at the very threshold of the proceedings.” See also, Switchmen’s Union v. National Mediation Board, 320 U.S. 297 , 64 S.Ct. 95 , 88 L.Ed. 61 ; Fitzgerald v. Douds, supra.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 80 F. Supp. 402 - White v. Douds