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ALFRED L. SNAPP & SON, INC. v. PUERTO RICO EX REL. BAREZ

No. 80-1305.

458 U.S. 592 (1982)

ALFRED L. SNAPP & SON, INC., ET AL. v. PUERTO RICO EX REL. BAREZ, SECRETARY OF LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided July 1, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Bacas argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was S. Steven Karalekas.

Paul A. Lenzini argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico seeks to bring suit in its capacity as parens patriae against petitioners for their alleged violations of federal law. Puerto Rico contends that those violations discriminated against Puerto Ricans and injured the Puerto Rican economy. The question presented here is whether Puerto Rico has standing to maintain this suit...

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