| Case name
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Citation
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Summary
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| Curry v United States
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314 U.S. 14 (1941)
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Ruled that a prime contractor to the federal government is an independent contractor and not an agent of the government.[1]
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| Edwards v. California
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314 U.S. 160 (1941)
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Commerce Clause, privileges and immunities clause of the 14th Amendment
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| Lisenba v. People of State of California
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314 U.S. 219 (1941)
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death penalty
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| Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire
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315 U.S. 568 (1942)
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fighting words
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| Valentine v. Chrestensen
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316 U.S. 52 (1942)
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holding that commercial speech is unprotected by the 1st Amendment; overruled by Virginia State Pharmacy Board v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council
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| United States v. Univis Lens Co.
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316 U.S. 241 (1942)
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exhaustion doctrine under U.S. patent law and its relation to price fixing
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| Betts v. Brady
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316 U.S. 455 (1942)
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due process, incorporation
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| Skinner v. Oklahoma
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316 U.S. 535 (1942)
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compulsory sterilization, eugenics
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| Jones v. City of Opelika I
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316 U.S. 584 (1942)
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holding a statute prohibiting the sale of books without a license was constitutional
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| Ex parte Quirin
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317 U.S. 1 (1942)
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military tribunals for enemy spies
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| Wickard v. Filburn
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317 U.S. 111 (1942)
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Commerce Clause
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| Williams et al. v. State of North Carolina
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317 U.S. 287 (1942)
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Divorce and marriage recognition between states
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| Parker v. Brown
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317 U.S. 341 (1943)
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Parker immunity doctrine in United States antitrust law
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| Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States
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318 U.S. 363 (1943)
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Negotiable instruments, Federal common law
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| Largent v. State of Texas
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318 U.S. 418 (1943)
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city ordinance requiring permits in order to solicit orders for books is unconstitutional as applied to the distribution of religious publications
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| Jones v. City of Opelika II
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319 U.S. 103 (1943)
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Overruling Jones v. City of Opelika I on rehearing
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| Murdock v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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319 U.S. 105 (1943)
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licensing fee for door-to-door solicitors was an unconstitutional tax on the Jehovah's Witnesses' right to freely exercise their religion—decided same day as Jones v. City of Opelika II
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| Martin v. Struthers
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319 U.S. 141 (1943)
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law prohibiting the distribution of handbills door-to-door violated the First Amendment rights of a Jehovah's Witness—decided same day as Jones v. City of Opelika II
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| Douglas v. City of Jeannette
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319 U.S. 157 (1943)
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restraint of criminal prosecution for violation of ordinance disputed in Murdock v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania—decided same day as Jones v. City of Opelika II
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| National Broadcasting Co. Inc. v. United States
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319 U.S. 190 (1943)
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regulation of broadcasting networks
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| Burford v. Sun Oil Co.
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319 U.S. 315 (1943)
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Abstention doctrine
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| Altvater v. Freeman
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319 U.S. 359 (1943)
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justiciability and declaratory judgments
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| Galloway v. United States
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319 U.S. 372 (1943)
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directed verdict, 7th Amendment
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| Oklahoma Tax Commission v. United States
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319 U.S. 598 (1943)
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restricted Indian land is exempt from state estate taxes
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| West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
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319 U.S. 624 (1943)
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1st Amendment, establishment of religion (Pledge of Allegiance)
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| Hirabayashi v. United States
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320 U.S. 81 (1943)
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curfews against members of a minority group during a war with their country of origin
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| Yasui v. United States
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320 U.S. 115 (1943)
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validity of curfews against U.S. citizens of a minority group during war
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| Prince v. Massachusetts
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321 U.S. 158 (1944)
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religious liberty and child labor
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| Follett v. Town of McCormick
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321 U.S. 573 (1944)
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licensing fees for distribution of religious materials violates freedom of religion
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| Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co. v. Muscoda Local No. 123
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321 U.S. 590 (1944)
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miners' travel time was "work" under the Fair Labor Standards Act
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| Smith v. Allwright
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321 U.S. 649 (1944)
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voting rights, segregation
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| United States v. Ballard
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322 U.S. 78 (1944)
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religious fraud
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| NLRB v. Hearst Publications
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322 U.S. 111 (1944)
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determining whether newsboys are employees or independent contractors for the purposes of the National Labor Relations Act
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| Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. v. Hartford-Empire Co.
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322 U.S. 238 (1944)
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intrinsic fraud can justify equitable relief when committed by officers of the court
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| United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association
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322 U.S. 533 (1944)
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applying Sherman Antitrust Act to insurance contracts
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| Skidmore v. Swift & Co.
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323 U.S. 134 (1944)
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early standard for judicial review of interpretive rules made by government agencies
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| Korematsu v. United States
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323 U.S. 214 (1944)
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Japanese Internment camps
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| Ex parte Endo
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323 U.S. 283 (1944)
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Japanese-American internment and loyalty, decided same day as Korematsu
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| United States v. Willow River Power Co.
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324 U.S. 499 (1945)
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nature of property rights which constitute a compensable taking
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| Cramer v. United States
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325 U.S. 1 (1945)
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conviction for treason
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| Jewell Ridge Coal Corp. v. United Mine Workers of America
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325 U.S. 161 (1945)
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underground travel time of coal miners was considered compensable work time under the Fair Labor Standards Act
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| Southern Pacific Company v. Arizona
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325 U.S. 761 (1945)
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Dormant Commerce Clause
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| Guaranty Trust Co. v. York
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326 U.S. 99 (1945)
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Interpretation of the Erie Doctrine
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| United States v. Detroit & Cleveland Nav. Co.
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326 U.S. 236 (1945)
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regulation of common carrier capacity under the Interstate Commerce Act
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| International Shoe Co. v. Washington
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326 U.S. 310 (1945)
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personal jurisdiction of states over corporations in other states
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| Commissioner v. Flowers
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326 U.S. 465 (1946)
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tax deduction for travel expenses under the Internal Revenue Code
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| Marsh v. Alabama
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326 U.S. 501 (1946)
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First and Fourteenth Amendments still applicable against a company town
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| Tucker v. Texas
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326 U.S. 517 (1946)
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Local ordinance prohibiting distribution of religious literature violated Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment
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| Estep v. United States
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327 U.S. 114 (1946)
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judicial review of draft board determinations
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| Duncan v. Kahanamoku
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327 U.S. 304 (1946)
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constitutionality of military tribunals under the Hawaiian Organic Act
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| Commissioner v. Wilcox
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327 U.S. 404 (1946)
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embezzled funds not considered taxable income, later overruled by James v. United States
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| Lavender v. Kurn
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327 U.S. 645 (1946)
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sufficiency of evidence to send a case to a jury
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| North American Co. v. Securities and Exchange Commission
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327 U.S. 686 (1946)
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utility divestiture under the Public Utility Holding Company Act
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| Girouard v. United States
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328 U.S. 61 (1946)
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pacifism is not a reason to deny an immigrant citizenship. Overturned United States v. Schwimmer (1929).
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| United States v. Causby
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328 U.S. 256 (1946)
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the ancient common law doctrine of ad coelum has no legal effect "in the modern world."
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| Securities and Exchange Commission v. W. J. Howey Co.
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328 U.S. 293 (1946)
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definition of "investment contract" under the Securities Act of 1933
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| Colegrove v. Green
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328 U.S. 549 (1946)
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federal courts had no power to become involved in state legislative apportionment—later overruled by Baker v. Carr
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| Pinkerton v. United States
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328 U.S. 640 (1946)
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the doctrine of conspiracy, Pinkerton Liability
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| Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co.
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328 U.S. 680 (1946) Girouard v. United States, 328 U.S. 61 (1946)
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Preliminary work activities are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act
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