United Bldg. & Constr. Trades Council v. MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY CAMDEN

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• commenting that when state statute has preempted field by supplying system of law on subject, ordinance dealing with same subject is void
• upholding ordinance requiring 40% of workers on city public works projects to be city residents
• upholding Camden ordinance setting goals for employment of residents in public works projects
• upholding Camden requirement that 40% of all public works contract employees be city residents as consistent with objectives of LAD, but observing that underlying legislative purpose would have been frustrated if minority population of Camden were less than that of surrounding area
• upholding Camden requirement that 40% of all public works contract employees be city residents as consistent with objectives of LAD, but observing that underlying legislative purpose would have been frustrated if minority population of Camden were less than that of surrounding area
• “When the government decides to purchase ... services rather than perform them itself, it retains constitutional power to prefer its own citizens, at least to some extent....”

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