Fort Gratiot Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Michigan Department of Natural Resources et al.

Decided June 1, 1992. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 91-636 · 504 U.S. 353 (1992) · Cited 208 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 7–2.

“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)
• Sporhase v. Nebraska Ex Rel. Douglas · 458 U.S. 941 (1982)
• Brimmer v. Rebman · 138 U.S. 78 (1891)
• Dean Milk Co. v. City of Madison · 340 U.S. 349 (1951)
• Maine v. Taylor · 477 U.S. 131 (1986)
• Baldwin v. G. A. F. Seelig, Inc. · 294 U.S. 511 (1935)
• H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du Mond · 336 U.S. 525 (1949)
• Hicklin v. Orbeck · 437 U.S. 518 (1978)
• Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. · 397 U.S. 137 (1970)
• New Energy Co. of Indiana v. Limbach · 486 U.S. 269 (1988)
• Robbins v. Shelby County Taxing District · 120 U.S. 489 (1887)
• Edwards v. California · 314 U.S. 160 (1941)
• Hughes v. Alexandria Scrap Corp. · 426 U.S. 794 (1976)
• Wyoming v. Oklahoma · 502 U.S. 437 (1992)
• Baldwin v. Fish and Game Comm'n of Mont. · 436 U.S. 371 (1978)
• Reeves, Inc. v. Stake · 447 U.S. 429 (1980)
• Raymond Motor Transportation, Inc. v. Rice · 434 U.S. 429 (1978)
• Kassel v. Consolidated Freightways Corp. of Del. · 450 U.S. 662 (1981)
• Bowman v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. · 125 U.S. 465 (1888)
• Minnesota v. Barber · 136 U.S. 313 (1890)
• Foster-Fountain Packing Co. v. Haydel · 278 U.S. 1 (1928)

Cited by

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

• United Haulers Ass'n v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority · 550 U.S. 330 (2007)
• C & a Carbone, Inc. v. Town of Clarkstown · 511 U.S. 383 (1994)
• Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality of Ore. · 511 U.S. 93 (1994)
• Department of Revenue of Kentucky v. Davis · 553 U.S. 328 (2008)
• Associated Industries of Mo. v. Lohman · 511 U.S. 641 (1994)
• New York v. United States · 505 U.S. 144 (1992)
• Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic · 506 U.S. 263 (1993)
• Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Inc. v. Town of Harrison · 520 U.S. 564 (1997)

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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).