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GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES v. WINDSOR

No. 423.

353 U.S. 364 (1957)

77 S.Ct. 838

1 L.Ed.2d 894

GOVERNMENT AND CIVIC EMPLOYEES ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, CIO, ET AL. v. WINDSOR ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 13, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton I. Shadur argued the cause for appellants. With him on the brief were Arthur J. Goldberg, David E. Feller and Herbert S. Thatcher.

Gordon Madison, Assistant Attorney General of Alabama, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was John Patterson, Attorney General.

PER CURIAM.

In 1953, the Alabama Legislature enacted a statute (Ala. Laws 1953, No. 720) which provides that any public employee who joins or participates in a "labor union or labor organization" forfeits the "rights, benefits, or privileges which he enjoys as a result of his public employment." Section 1 defines a "labor union or labor organization" to include an organization of employees whose purpose is to deal with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes...

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