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October Term 1986 · decided Jun 1, 1987

Fort Halifax Packing Co., Inc. v. Coyne, Director, Bureau of Labor Standards of Maine, et al.

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  • Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne, OT 1986, June 1, 1987.
  • Citation: 482 U.S. 1.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Federalism.

Recorded metadata

Decided 1987-06-01 (October Term 1986). Citation: 482 U.S. 1. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Federalism. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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