Hicklin v. Orbeck
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Hicklin v. Orbeck is a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Alaska’s local-hire law for violating the Privileges and Immunities Clause by discriminating against nonresident workers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hicklin v. Orbeck canonical | 4 |
| Hicklin v. Orbeck, 437 U.S. 518 (1978) | 1 |
| Hicklin v. Orbeck, Commissioner, Department of Labor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T740009 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Hicklin v. Orbeck Context triple: [United Building & Construction Trades Council v. Mayor and Council of Camden, relatedCase, Hicklin v. Orbeck]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hicklin v. Orbeck Target entity description: Hicklin v. Orbeck is a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Alaska’s local-hire law for violating the Privileges and Immunities Clause by discriminating against nonresident workers.
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A.
Argersinger v. Hamlin
Argersinger v. Hamlin is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that extended the right to counsel to defendants in misdemeanor cases that may result in imprisonment.
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B.
Hines v. Davidowitz
Hines v. Davidowitz is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that held federal law preempts conflicting state alien-registration laws under the Supremacy Clause.
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C.
Sherbert v. Verner
Sherbert v. Verner is a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case that strengthened protections for religious liberty by requiring strict scrutiny of government actions that substantially burden individuals’ religious practices.
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D.
Goldberg v. Kelly
Goldberg v. Kelly is a landmark 1970 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held welfare recipients are entitled to an evidentiary hearing before their benefits are terminated, significantly expanding procedural due process protections.
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E.
Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited federal power by holding that Congress cannot compel state or local officials to implement federal regulatory programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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court case ⓘ |
| affectedGroup |
Alaska resident workers
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nonresident workers seeking employment in Alaska ⓘ |
| areaOfImpact |
nonresident employment discrimination
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state employment preference laws ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAtTimeOfDecision | Warren E. Burger ⓘ |
| citation | 437 U.S. 518 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
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surface form:
Article IV, Section 2, Privileges and Immunities Clause of the United States Constitution
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| constitutionalRightInvolved | privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| decisionType | constitutional review of state statute ⓘ |
| disposition | state statute struck down as unconstitutional ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Hicklin v. Orbeck
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hicklin v. Orbeck, Commissioner, Department of Labor
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| holding |
Alaska could not discriminate against nonresident workers in access to employment related to oil and gas development
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Alaska’s local-hire law violated the Privileges and Immunities Clause ⓘ |
| issue | constitutionality of Alaska local-hire law favoring residents over nonresidents ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| legalSubject |
Privileges and Immunities Clause
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constitutional law ⓘ labor and employment law ⓘ state police power ⓘ |
| opinionOfTheCourtBy | William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| petitioner | Hicklin ⓘ |
| principleEstablished |
economic protectionism against nonresidents is constrained by the Privileges and Immunities Clause
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states may not enact broad employment preferences for residents that burden nonresidents’ fundamental rights without substantial justification ⓘ |
| reasoning |
Privileges and Immunities Clause
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surface form:
the Privileges and Immunities Clause protects the right of citizens to pursue a common calling in other states
the discrimination against nonresidents was not closely related to the state’s objectives ⓘ the state failed to show that nonresidents were a peculiar source of the evil the statute was aimed at ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Toomer v. Witsell
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United Building & Construction Trades Council v. Mayor and Council of Camden ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
interstate mobility of labor
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right to pursue a common calling ⓘ |
| respondent |
Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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surface form:
Orbeck, Commissioner, Department of Labor of Alaska
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| resultForLaw | Alaska Hire law invalidated ⓘ |
| stateParty | Alaska ⓘ |
| statuteAtIssue |
Alaska Statutes
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surface form:
Alaska Hire law
Alaska Stat. § 38.40.090 (then in force) ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | oil and gas industry employment in Alaska ⓘ |
| subsequentInfluence | cited in later cases evaluating state and local residency preferences for employment ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Burger Court era ⓘ |
| vote | unanimous decision ⓘ |
| yearArgued | 1978 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1978 ⓘ |
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Subject: Hicklin v. Orbeck Description of subject: Hicklin v. Orbeck is a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down Alaska’s local-hire law for violating the Privileges and Immunities Clause by discriminating against nonresident workers.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United Building & Construction Trades Council v. Mayor and Council of Camden
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relatedCase
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Hicklin v. Orbeck
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this entity surface form:
Hicklin v. Orbeck, Commissioner, Department of Labor
this entity surface form:
Hicklin v. Orbeck, 437 U.S. 518 (1978)