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WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) – The National Labor Relations

Board violated the law when it required U.S. businesses to put

notices in their workplaces and on their websites informing

employees of their right to unionize, a federal appeals court

ruled on Tuesday.

A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals

for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down the rule,

finding that federal law prohibits the labor board from

punishing a business for speech, or lack of it, as long as the

business does not issue threats.

(Reporting by David Ingram; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)