Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842)

• Explain the role of the Supreme Court interpreting the Constitution, the concept of judicial review, and how this case is modified to it. 

Within the Supreme court Judicial Review, is also it's final say, the constitutionality of a law or action relevant to a case under its review. 

The main functions of the Supreme Court are to: 

1. Settle disputes between states.
2. Hear appeals from state and federal courts.
3. Determine the constitutionality of federal laws.

The difference between this case and the Ogden v. Gibbon case was that this was took place in the State of Massachusetts instead of New York.  Massachusetts Supreme Court case Commonwealth v. Hunt, 45 Mass. 111, 4 Met. (1842)  involved the union organization practices during the mid-19th-century industrial era. I also strongly believe that this case tremendously influenced the modern unions today. 

Hunt and six representatives of the Boston Boot Makers Union called a strike against a local manufacturer for hiring non-union workers in an attempt to pressure the owner to create a closed, I guess you can say a more privatized  shop. In addition to organizing a protest, Hunt and his fellow organizers were arrested convicted under an old English common law practice prohibiting all forms of restraint of trade, and condemning unionization as a criminal conspiracy. 
Commonwealth v. Hunt was an unusual departure from the pro-business rulings that predominated during that time. This case is highly important because it had an immediate impact on labor laws in the United States. Both the courts and legislature continued to favor business interests over workers until the 1920s and 30s.