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Legal Citation: 392 U.S. 183 (1968)

Appellants
The states of Maryland, Texas, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming; and the Fort Worth [Texas] Independent School District

Appellee
W. Willard Wirtz, U.S. Secretary of Labor, et al.

Appellants' Claim
That the Court should enjoin [prevent] enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act as amended in 1966, which required states to meet federal standards for paying minimum wage and overtime in their schools and hospitals.

Chief Lawyers for Appellants
Alan M. Wilner, Assistant Attorney General of Maryland; Charles Alan Wright

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Erwin N. Griswold, U.S. Solicitor...