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Adair v. United States
Citation:
208 U.S. 161 (1908)Facts
William Adair was employed as a master mechanic by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, an interstate carrier subject to the Erdman Act of 1898. On October 15, 1906, Adair discharged O.B. Coppage, a locomotive fireman, solely because of Coppage’s membership in the Order of Locomotive Firemen, a labor organization. The government indicted Adair under Section 10 of the Erdman Act, which made it a criminal offense for interstate carriers to discharge employees because of their union membership. Adair challenged the constitutionality of this provision, arguing that it violated his liberty of contract protected by the Fifth Amendment. The District Court rejected Adair’s constitutional challenge, found him guilty, and imposed a fine of $100. Adair then appealed to the Supreme Court.
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