Workers against the city : the fight for free speech in Hague v. CIO /

Rogers, Donald W.

Workers against the city : the fight for free speech in Hague v. CIO / Donald W. Rogers. - 1 online resource (x, 239 pages) : illustrations. - The working class in American history . - Working class in American history. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The rise of Boss Hague : municipal politics and civil liberties in the old era -- Workers in transition : remaking labor unionism in a boss-run town -- Street fight and media fight : the battle for Jersey City -- Into Federal District Court : municipal power and civil liberties in a new forum -- The U.S. Supreme Court decisions : "time out of mind"? -- Epilogue : aftermath and legacy.

"The 1939 Supreme Court decision Hague v. CIO was a constitutional milestone that strengthened the right of Americans, including labor organizers, to assemble and speak in public places. Donald W. Rogers eschews the prevailing view of the case as a morality play pitting Jersey City, New Jersey, political boss Frank Hague against the Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO) and allied civil libertarian groups. Instead, he draws on a wide range of archives and evidence to re-evaluate Hague v. CIO from the ground up. Rogers's review of the case from district court to the Supreme Court illuminates the trial proceedings and provides perspectives from both sides. As he shows, the economic, political, and legal restructuring of the 1930s refined constitutional rights as much as the court case did. The final decision also revealed that assembly and speech rights change according to how judges and lawmakers act within the circumstances of a given moment"--

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Hague, Frank, 1876-1956.
Hague, Frank, 1876-1956.
Hague, Frank, 1876-1956


American Federation of Labor. Committee for Industrial Organization.
American Federation of Labor. Committee for Industrial Organization


Freedom of speech--History.--United States
Assembly, Right of--History.--United States
Labor unions--Law and legislation--History.--United States
Mayors--New Jersey--Jersey City.
Liberté d'expression--Histoire.--États-Unis
Liberté de réunion--Histoire.--États-Unis
Maires--New Jersey--Jersey City.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
Assembly, Right of
Freedom of speech
Labor unions--Law and legislation
Mayors
Politics and government


Jersey City (N.J.)--Politics and government.
New Jersey--Jersey City
United States


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History

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