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Longshoremen’s Union v. Boyd, 347 U.S. 222 (1954)
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Longshoremen’s Union v. Boyd, 347 U.S. 222 (1954)
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union, Local 37 v. Boyd No. 195 Argued January 6, 1954 Decided March 8, 1954 347 U.S. 222
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
Syllabus
A labor union and some of its alien members sued to enjoin a District Director of Immigration and Naturalization from so construing § 212(d)(7) of t;he Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 as to treat all domiciled in the continental United States returning from temporary work in Alaska as if they were aliens entering the United States for the first time. They also prayed for a declaratory judgment that, if so construed, § 212(d)(7) is unconstitutional. The record did not show that any sanctions under the section had been set in motion against individuals on whose behalf relief was sought, or that any occasion for doing so had arisen.
Held: the complaint must be dismissed as not presenting a "case or controversy" appropriate for adjudication. Pp. 222-224.
111 F.Supp. 802, judgment vacated and cause remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Longshoremen’s Union v. Boyd, 347 U.S. 222 (1954) in 347 U.S. 222 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=AAHXB74DIYH6RA3.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Longshoremen’s Union v. Boyd, 347 U.S. 222 (1954), in 347 U.S. 222, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=AAHXB74DIYH6RA3.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Longshoremen’s Union v. Boyd, 347 U.S. 222 (1954). cited in 1954, 347 U.S. 222. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=AAHXB74DIYH6RA3.
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