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Legal Citation: 430 U.S. 141 (1977)

Appellant
City of Philadelphia

Appellee
State of New Jersey

Appellant's Claim
That a New Jersey law prohibiting disposal of liquid or solid waste within its borders, which "originated or was collected outside the state," violated the Commerce Clause of the Constitution.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Herbert F. Moore

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Steven Skillman

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, John Paul Stevens, Potter Stewart (writing for the Court), Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
Warren E. Burger, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
27 January 1978

Decision
The New Jersey legislature discriminated against other states...