City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1978-06-23

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Mr. Justice Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court. A New Jersey law prohibits the importation of most “solid or liquid waste which originated or was collected outside the territorial limits of the State . . . In this case we are required to decide whether this statutory prohibition violates the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. I The statutor…

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