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What did Commonwealth v Hunt declare about unions?

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The Commonwealth v. Hunt case of 1842 was a legal judgment issued by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. The court case was on the subject of labor unions.

Before the case, the formation of labor unions was strictly prohibited, and those that did could be charged with conspiracy. However, in March of 1842, Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw ruled that labor unions were legal organizations that retained the right to form a strike under the United States Constitution as long as the processes were non-violent and did not disrupt the rights of those around them.

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