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Date:         Thu, 3 Feb 1994 20:01:02 -0600
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Subject:      labor and the courts

Greetings:
I'm seeking information on the success of labor in legal battles in local courts around the turn of the Century. So far I've encountered a secondary literature which indicates that the federal courts repressed labor initiatives during this period. However, I have heard that local courts-- with juries composed of locals sympathetic to, or even involved in, labor organizations-- were more hospitable to labor organizations in their legal battles. Any citations or hints on the accuracy or fallacy of this hypothesis would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Richard Ford

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Date:         Fri, 4 Feb 1994 07:28:52 -0600
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From: segal@decster.uta.edu (Caryl Lynn Segal)

Not sure if it will help but the major biolgraphy of Clarence Darrow made reference to some cases that might give you a lead. Sorry I can't think of the title but it may be Clarence Darrow: Attorney of the Damned.

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Date:         Fri, 4 Feb 1994 11:05:40 -0600
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Subject:      Re: labor and the courts

Regarding the question about 19C labor victories at trial, Richard Ford might want to contact Willy Forbath, UCLA Law School, whose 1991 book (Law and the Shaping of the American Labor Movement) contains lengthy discussions of labor strategies in the face of judicial hostility. (Forbath is one of the "new labor historians" who are offering compelling new accounts about 19/20c labor conflicts.)

                        John Nockleby
                        NOCKLEBY@HULAW1.HARVARD.EDU

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Date:         Sun, 6 Feb 1994 15:26:58 -0600
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In addition to William E. Forbath's _Law and the Shaping of hte American Labor Movement_ (1991), see Thomas R. Clark, "Courts, Politics, and Labor Unrest: California, 1890-1926" (Ph.D dissertation, UCLA, 1993), which presents a comparison of San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Bob Cherny, San Francisco State <cherny@SFSUVAX1.SFSU.EDU>