Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union

Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union, 433 U.S. 119 (1977), was a United States Supreme Court case whose ruling stated that prison inmates do not have a right under the First Amendment to join labor unions.[1][2]

Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 19, 1977 Decided June 23, 1977
Full case name	Jones, Secretary, Department of Correction of North Carolina, et al. v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union, Inc.
Citations	433 U.S. 119 (more) 97 S. Ct. 2532; 53 L. Ed. 2d 629; 1977 U.S. LEXIS 136; 81 Lab. Cas. (CCH) ¶ 13,281
Case history
Prior	Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Holding
Prison inmates do not have a right under the First Amendment to join labor unions.
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart Byron White · Thurgood Marshall Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell Jr. William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinions
Majority	Rehnquist, joined by Burger, Stewart, White, Blackmun, Powell
Concurrence	Burger
Concur/dissent	Stevens
Dissent	Marshall, joined by Brennan

See also

• Prison labor

Further reading

• Google Scholar results for case

References

1. Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union, 433 U.S. 119 (1977).
2. Tibbs, Donald F. BLACK POWER, PRISON POWER: Race, Radicalism, and Rights in Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press.

External links

• Text of Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union, 433 U.S. 119 (1977) is available from:  Findlaw  Justia  Library of Congress