Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§3692 Jury trial for contempt in labor dispute cases
Title 18 › Part PART II— - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › Chapter CHAPTER 233— - CONTEMPTS › § 3692
Summary
If someone is accused of violating a federal injunction or restraining order in a labor dispute, they must get a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury from the state and federal district where it happened. This does not apply to contempt that happens in the judge’s presence or so close that it directly disrupts the court, or to misconduct by a court officer about court orders or process.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §3692
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In all cases of contempt arising under the laws of the United States governing the issuance of injunctions or restraining orders in any case involving or growing out of a labor dispute, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the contempt shall have been committed. This section shall not apply to contempts committed in the presence of the court or so near thereto as to interfere directly with the administration of justice nor to the misbehavior, misconduct, or disobedience of any officer of the court in respect to the writs, orders or process of the court.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on section 111 of Title 29, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Labor (Mar. 23, 1932, ch. 90, § 11, 47 Stat. 72). The phrase “or the District of Columbia arising under the laws of the United States governing the issuance of injunctions or restraining orders in any case involving or growing out of a labor dispute” was inserted and the reference to specific sections of the Norris-LaGuardia Act (section 101–115 of Title 29, U.S.C., 1940 ed.) were eliminated.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Taft-Hartley InjunctionsFormer section 111 of Title 29, Labor, upon which this section is based, as inapplicable to injunctions issued under the Taft-Hartley Act, see section 178 of Title 29.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 3692
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73