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Labor and the Supreme Court: significant issues of 1989-90
Craig Hukill
Attorney, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor
In contrast to its 1988 term, the High court's new term presents less controversial, though still important, labor issues. The Court has agreed to hear several labor-related cases in the new term. Although these cases do not present issues as controversial or emotionally charged as many of the labor cases decided in the Court's previous term, they include a wide range of significant labor issues.1
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1 While this article was in preparation, the
Court agreed to hear arguments in two more labor cases: Pension benefit Guar. Corp. v.
LTV Corp., 875 F.2d 1008 (2d Cir.), cert. granted, 58 U.S.L.W. 3288 (U.S.
Oct. 30 1989) (No. 89-390) (raising complicated bankruptcy, labor, and pension issues);
and Yellow Freight Sys., Inc. v. Donnelly, 874 F.2d 402 (7th Cir.), cert.
granted, 58 U.S.L.W. 3304 (U.S. Oct. 30, 1989) (No. 89-431) (raising the issue of
whether Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction to hear cases under Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964).
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