Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v. Guy Hunt, Governor of Alabama et al.

Decided June 1, 1992. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 91-471 · 504 U.S. 334 (1992) · Cited 242 times

Holding

The Waste Import Restrictions unambiguously discriminate against interstate commerce and are appropriately characterized as protectionist measures that cannot withstand Commerce Clause scrutiny.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey · 437 U.S. 617 (1978)
• Maine v. Taylor · 477 U.S. 131 (1986)
• New Energy Co. of Indiana v. Limbach · 486 U.S. 269 (1988)
• Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission · 432 U.S. 333 (1977)
• Hughes v. Oklahoma · 441 U.S. 322 (1979)
• Wyoming v. Oklahoma · 502 U.S. 437 (1992)
• American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Scheiner · 483 U.S. 266 (1987)
• Tyler Pipe Industries, Inc. v. Washington State Department of Revenue · 483 U.S. 232 (1987)
• Reid v. Colorado · 187 U.S. 137 (1902)
• Guy v. Baltimore · 100 U.S. 434 (1880)
• Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. · 397 U.S. 137 (1970)
• Asbell v. Kansas · 209 U.S. 251 (1908)
• Maryland v. Louisiana · 451 U.S. 725 (1981)
• McKesson Corp. v. Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Fla. Dept. of Business Regulation · 496 U.S. 18 (1990)
• Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. New York State Liquor Authority · 476 U.S. 573 (1986)
• Bacchus Imports, Ltd. v. Dias · 468 U.S. 263 (1984)
• Edwards v. California · 314 U.S. 160 (1941)
• Hughes v. Alexandria Scrap Corp. · 426 U.S. 794 (1976)
• Boston Stock Exchange v. State Tax Commission · 429 U.S. 318 (1977)
• Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Montana · 453 U.S. 609 (1981)
• Reeves, Inc. v. Stake · 447 U.S. 429 (1980)
• White v. Massachusetts Council of Construction Employers, Inc. · 460 U.S. 204 (1983)
• Bowman v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. · 125 U.S. 465 (1888)
• Armco Inc. v. Hardesty · 467 U.S. 638 (1984)
• Sligh v. Kirkwood · 237 U.S. 52 (1915)
• Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Haber · 169 U.S. 613 (1898)
• Foster-Fountain Packing Co. v. Haydel · 278 U.S. 1 (1928)
• Walling v. Michigan · 116 U.S. 446 (1886)
• Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Tully · 466 U.S. 388 (1984)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality of Ore. · 511 U.S. 93 (1994)
• Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Inc. v. Town of Harrison · 520 U.S. 564 (1997)
• C & a Carbone, Inc. v. Town of Clarkstown · 511 U.S. 383 (1994)
• Fulton Corp. v. Faulkner · 516 U.S. 325 (1996)
• Granholm v. Heald · 544 U.S. 460 (2005)
• West Lynn Creamery, Inc. v. Healy · 512 U.S. 186 (1994)
• Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. County of Kent · 510 U.S. 355 (1994)
• Associated Industries of Mo. v. Lohman · 511 U.S. 641 (1994)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1992). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).