SANITATION MEN ASSN., INC. v. SANITATION COMM'R.

No. 823.

392 U.S. 280 (1968)

UNIFORMED SANITATION MEN ASSN., INC., ET AL. v. COMMISSIONER OF SANITATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 10, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard B. Boudin argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was Victor Rabinowitz.

Norman Redlich argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were J. Lee Rankin and John J. Loflin.


MR. JUSTICE FORTAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

The individual petitioners are 15 employees of the Department of Sanitation of New York City. Claiming they were wrongfully dismissed from employment in violation of their rights under the United States Constitution, they commenced this action for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. That court dismissed the action and the Court of...

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