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title: "29 U.S.C. § 101"
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title_number: 29
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# 29 U.S.C. § 101 - Issuance of restraining orders and injunctions; limitation; public policy

## Text

No court of the United States, as defined in this chapter, shall have jurisdiction to issue any restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction in a case involving or growing out of a labor dispute, except in a strict conformity with the provisions of this chapter; nor shall any such restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction be issued contrary to the public policy declared in this chapter.

(Mar. 23, 1932, ch. 90, § 1, 47 Stat. 70.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short TitleAct Mar. 23, 1932, ch. 90, 47 Stat. 70, which enacted this chapter, is popularly known as the “Norris-LaGuardia Act”.