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|procedural_history=Sidney Hicklin (plaintiff) is arguing against Edmund Orbeck, Commissioner of the Department of Labor of the State of Alaska. | |procedural_history=Sidney Hicklin (plaintiff) is arguing against Edmund Orbeck, Commissioner of the Department of Labor of the State of Alaska. | ||
|issues=Has Hicklin's experienced economic discrimination from Alaska's law under the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV, § 2, [[Constitution_of_the_United_States#Section_2.2C_Clause_1:_Privileges_and_Immunities|Clause 1]]? | |issues=Has Hicklin's experienced economic discrimination from Alaska's law under the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV, § 2, [[Constitution_of_the_United_States#Section_2.2C_Clause_1:_Privileges_and_Immunities|Clause 1]]? | ||
|holding=The Privileges and Immunities clause of Article 4 of the [[US Constitution]] prohibits discrimination in employing non-Alaska residents. | |||
|case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link | |case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link | ||
|link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/hicklin-v-orbeck | |link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/hicklin-v-orbeck | ||
Revision as of 14:07, December 4, 2022
| Hicklin v. Orbeck | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
|---|---|
| Citation | |
| Date decided | June 1978 |
| Appealed from | Alaska Supreme Court |
Facts
Due to the extremely cold and harsh climate in Alaska, companies were paying high compensations to workers in Alaska who worked in the oil and gas sectors.
An Alaska law gave preference to hiring Alaska residents over out-of-state workers who had come into Alaska for employment.Procedural History
Sidney Hicklin (plaintiff) is arguing against Edmund Orbeck, Commissioner of the Department of Labor of the State of Alaska.
Issues
Has Hicklin's experienced economic discrimination from Alaska's law under the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV, § 2, Clause 1?
Holding
The Privileges and Immunities clause of Article 4 of the US Constitution prohibits discrimination in employing non-Alaska residents.
Case Text Links
- Case text at Quimbee case brief
- Case text at Justia
- Case text at Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School
