threat
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 407 U.S. 385 - Pipefitters Local Union No. 562 v. United States · 1972Most cited · 301 citing opinions
the creation of an appearance of an intent to inflict injury even without a design to carry it out; and that 'dues, fees, or other monies required as a condition of membership in a labor organization or as a condition of employment' includes contributions effectively assessed even if not actually required for employment or union membership.
How often courts cite the case defining “threat”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “threat” — 298 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.