New England Power Co. v. New Hampshire, 455 U.S. 331 (1982)

Issues: Commerce Clause

455 U.S. 331 102 S.Ct. 1096 71 L.Ed.2d 188 NEW ENGLAND POWER COMPANY, Appellant v. NEW HAMPSHIRE et al. MASSACHUSETTS, et al., Appellants v. NEW HAMPSHIRE et al. Dennis J. ROBERTS, II, Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island, et al., Appellant v. NEW HAMPSHIRE et al. Nos. 80-1208, 80-1471, 80-1610. Argued Dec. 7, […]

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U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995)

Issues: Article I, Constitutional Law

514 U.S. 779 115 S.Ct. 1842 131 L.Ed.2d 881 U.S. TERM LIMITS, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. Ray THORNTON et al. Winston BRYANT, Attorney General of Arkansas, Petitioner, v. Bobbie E. HILL et al. Nos. 93-1456, 93-1828. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Nov. 29, 1994. Decided May 22, 1995. [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] SUMMARY:?A 1995 […]

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QUILL CORP. v. NORTH DAKOTA, 504 U.S. 298 (1992)

Issues: Article I, Commerce Clause, Constitutional Law

504 U.S. 298 112 S.Ct. 1904 504 U.S. 298 119 L.Ed.2d 91 QUILL CORPORATION, Petitionerv.NORTH DAKOTA By and Through its Tax Commissioner, Heidi HEITKAMP. No. 91-194. Argued Jan. 22, 1992 Decided May 26, 1992. Syllabus Respondent North Dakota filed an action in state court to require petitioner Quill Corporation—an out-of-state mail-order house with neither outlets […]

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Wyoming v. Oklahoma, 502 U.S. 437 (1992)

Issues: Commerce Clause, Standing to Sue

502 U.S. 437 112 S.Ct. 789 117 L.Ed.2d 1 State of WYOMING, Plaintiff v. State of OKLAHOMA. No. 112, Orig. Argued Nov. 4, 1991. Decided Jan. 22, 1992. Headnotes: Oklahoma law — Coal-fired utilities: Oklahoma law requiring coal-fired electric utilities to burn a mixture containing at least 10% Oklahoma-mined coal was invalid under Commerce Clause […]

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Arizona State Legislature v. AIRC, 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

Issues: Article I, Elections Clause

ARIZONA STATE LEGISLATURE v. ARIZONA INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION ET AL., (2015) United States Supreme Court No. 13-1314 576 U.S. ___ (2015); 135 S. Ct. 2652; 192 L. Ed. 2d 704 Argued: March 2, 2015????Decided: June 29, 2015 Syllabus:?Under Arizona’s Constitution, the electorate shares lawmaking authority on equal footing with the Arizona Legislature. The voters may […]

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