http://www.oyez.org/cases/1901-1939/1907/ U.S. Supreme Court Cases, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) en-us <p>A law passed by Congress in 1898 made it illegal for employers to fire employees solely on the basis of their participation in labor unions. The law essentially made the "yellow dog" contract illegal. William Adair, a representative of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, violated the law by firing a locomotive fireman who had joined a union.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1901-1939/1907/1907_293/ <p>Oregon enacted a law that limited women to ten hours of work in factories and laundries.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1901-1939/1907/1907_107/ <p>Twining, a bank director, was charged with a misdemeanor (deceiving a bank examiner). Twining declined to testify at his trial. Under New Jersey law, the prosecutor commented upon Twining's failure to testify. A jury convicted Twining; he appealed.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1901-1939/1907/1907_10/