United States DC Circuit

A hospital policy, prohibiting employees from soliciting and distributing materials to fellow employees in areas adjacent to patient units, was overbroad under the National Labor Relations Act, but eviction of a non-employee union organizer did not constitute discrimination.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/21/2003
• Decided 04/18/2003
• Published 04/18/2003

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and ROGERS and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Laurence R. Arnold argued the cause for petitioner.   With him on the briefs was John H. Douglas., Benjamin I. Sachs argued the cause for intervenor.   With him on the brief were Judith A. Scott and Craig Becker.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven B. Goldstein, Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, argued the cause for respondent.   With him on the brief were Arthur F. Rosenfeld, General Counsel, John H. Ferguson, Associate General Counsel, Aileen A. Armstrong, Deputy Associate General Counsel, and Margaret A. Gaines, Supervisory Attorney.