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October Term 1978 · decided Mar 21, 1979

New York Telephone Co. et al. v. New York State Department of Labor et al.

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  • New York Telephone Co. v. New York State Department of Labor, OT 1978, March 21, 1979.
  • Citation: 440 U.S. 519.
  • Vote: 6 to 3.
  • Issue area: Federalism.

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Decided 1979-03-21 (October Term 1978). Citation: 440 U.S. 519. Vote: 6–3. Issue area: Federalism. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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