The State of Yuma provides by statute, "No person may be awarded any state construction contract without agreeing to employ only citizens of the state and of the United States in performance of the contract."Suppose the state supreme court declares the statute to be unconstitutional on the grounds that it violates the privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the federal Constitution and the equal protection clause of the state constitution. If the state seeks review in the United States Supreme Court, which of the following statements is most accurate?
The United States Supreme Court may properly review that decision by certiorari only. The United States Supreme Court may properly review the decision by appeal only. The United States Supreme Court may properly review that decision by appeal or certiorari. The United States Supreme Court may not properly review that decision.
Question: The State of Yuma provides by statute, "No person may be awarded any state construction contract without agreeing to employ only citizens of the state and of the United States in performance of the contract."Suppose the state supreme court declares the statute to be unconstitutional on the grounds that it violates the privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the federal Constitution and the equal protection clause of the state constitution. If the state seeks review in the United States Supreme Court, which of the following statements is most accurate?
A. The United States Supreme Court may properly review that decision by certiorari only.
B. The United States Supreme Court may properly review the decision by appeal only.
C. The United States Supreme Court may properly review that decision by appeal or certiorari.
D. The United States Supreme Court may not properly review that decision.
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