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Fort Gratiot Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Michigan Department Of Natural Resources

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Thomas L. Casey (on behalf of the Respondents)
Harold B. Finn, III (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
91-636
Petitioner: 
Fort Gratiot Sanitary Landfill, Inc.
Respondent: 
Michigan Department Of Natural Resources et al.
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1991-1993)
Opinion: 
504 U.S. 353 (1992)
Argued: 
Monday, March 30, 1992
Decided: 
Monday, June 1, 1992
Issues: 
Economic Activity, State Regulation of Business

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The Oyez Project, Fort Gratiot Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Michigan Department Of Natural Resources , 504 U.S. 353 (1992)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1991/1991_91_636)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Fort Gratiot Sanitary Landfill, Inc., 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Article 1, Section 8, Paragraph 3: Interstate Commerce Clause

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