Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles
Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles, 489 U.S. 1010 (1989)
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C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: “Whether in the absence of a direct violation of a federal statute, an allegation that a state statute is preempted by a federal statute is cognizable under 42 U. S. C. § 1983 ?”
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