Amalgamated Food Employees Union Local 590 v. Logan Valley Plaza, Inc.

391 U.S. 308 · Decided May 20, 1968 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Amalgamated Food Employees Union Local 590 v. Logan Valley Plaza, Inc. was decided on May 20, 1968 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “First Amendment, miscellaneous” in the First Amendment area.

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Amalgamated Food Employees Union Local 590 et al. v. Logan Valley Plaza, Inc., et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1967-129, docket 1967-129-01.

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