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October Term 1958 · decided Apr 20, 1959

San Diego Building Trades Council et al. v. Garmon et al.

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  • San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon, OT 1958, April 20, 1959.
  • Citation: 359 U.S. 236.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Federalism.

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Decided 1959-04-20 (October Term 1958). Citation: 359 U.S. 236. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Federalism. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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