United States Seventh Circuit

Judgment for defendant-government is affirmed in a suit by plaintiffs, non-union contractors, involving a requirement of a project labor agreement as a precursor to receipt of state subsidies where the state law at issue is not preempted by federal labor law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/28/2005
• Decided 12/09/2005
• Published 12/09/2005

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rachel B. Cowen (argued), Connelly, Sheehan & Harris, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants., Eric M. Madiar, Freeborn & Peters LLP, Springfield, IL, Ryan A. Hagerty, Asher, Gittler, Greenfield & D'Alba, Chicago, IL, for Amici Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mary E. Welsh (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.