Legal Opinion
White v. Massachusetts Council of Construction Employers, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 28, 1983No. 81-1003PublishedCited by 298 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rehnquist
In 1979 the Mayor of Boston, Mass., issued an executive order1 which required that all construction projects funded *206in whole or in part by city funds, or funds which the city had the authority to administer, should be performed by a work force consisting of at least half bona fide residents of Boston.2 The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts decided that the order was unconstitutional, observing that the Commerce Clause “presents a clear obstacle to the city’s order.” 384 Mass. 466, 479, 426 N. E. 2d 346, 354 (1981). We granted certiorari to decide whether the Commerce Clause of the…
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