United Building & Construction Trades Council v. Mayor and Council of Camden
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United Building & Construction Trades Council v. Mayor and Council of Camden is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a city’s local-hiring ordinance could be challenged under the Privileges and Immunities Clause for discriminating against out-of-state workers.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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court case → |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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federalism → labor and employment law → |
| citation | 465 U.S. 208 → |
| cityInvolved | Camden → |
| constitutionalClauseInterpreted | Privileges and Immunities Clause → |
| constitutionalProvision | Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution → |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States → |
| decisionDate | 1984-03-27 → |
| decisionYear | 1984 → |
| effectOnLaw | limited the ability of local governments to favor residents over nonresidents in employment on public projects when out-of-state citizens are affected. → |
| employmentContext | construction industry → |
| holding |
A municipal ordinance favoring city residents in employment on city construction projects is subject to scrutiny under the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV when it burdens out-of-state citizens.
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The fact that discrimination is based on municipal, rather than state, residency does not remove it from the scope of the Privileges and Immunities Clause when out-of-state citizens are adversely affected. → |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| legalIssue |
Privileges and Immunities Clause
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surface form: "Article IV Privileges and Immunities"
Privileges and Immunities Clause → discrimination against out-of-state workers → local hiring ordinance → |
| location |
Camden
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surface form: "Camden, New Jersey"
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| ordinanceType | local hiring preference ordinance → |
| page | 208 → |
| partyTypePetitioner | labor union → |
| partyTypeRespondent | municipal government → |
| petitioner |
United Building & Construction Trades Council v. Mayor and Council of Camden
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surface form: "United Building & Construction Trades Council of Camden County and Vicinity"
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| relatedCase |
Hicklin v. Orbeck
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Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper → Toomer v. Witsell → |
| relatedConcept |
interstate mobility of workers
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right to pursue a common calling → |
| relevance |
clarified that municipal ordinances can be challenged under the Privileges and Immunities Clause when they burden out-of-state citizens.
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important precedent on the limits of local hiring preferences. → |
| reporter | United States Reports → |
| respondent | Mayor and Council of the City of Camden → |
| stateInvolved |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form: "New Jersey"
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| subjectMatter |
municipal residency requirements for employment
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public works construction projects → |
| typeOfDiscriminationAlleged | economic protectionism → |
| volume | 465 → |
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Privileges and Immunities Clause
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keyCase
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United Building & Construction Trades Council v. Mayor and Council of Camden
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United Building & Construction Trades Council v. Mayor and Council of Camden
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petitioner
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United Building & Construction Trades Council v. Mayor and Council of Camden
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this entity surface form: "United Building & Construction Trades Council of Camden County and Vicinity"
Hicklin v. Orbeck
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relatedCase
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United Building & Construction Trades Council v. Mayor and Council of Camden
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