blanket injunction
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 300 U.S. 515 - Virginian Ry Co v. System Federation No 40 · 1937Most cited · 2,662 citing opinions
The evident purpose of this section, as its history and context show, was not to preclude mandatory injunctions, but to forbid blanket injunctions against labor unions, which are usually prohibitory in form, and to confine the injunction to the particular acts complained of and found by the court.
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