· 10/15/1928
Foster-Fountain Packing Co. v. Haydel
Citations
- 278 U.S. 1
- 49 S. Ct. 1
- 73 L. Ed. 147
- 1928 U.S. LEXIS 1
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that a Commerce Clause violation would occur if the state statute would \directly ... obstruct and burden interstate commerce\
- stating that a Commerce Clause violation would occur if the state statute would “directly . . . obstruct and burden interstate commerce”
- noting that the \state has initial authority to regulate the taking of fish and game\
- stating that “by permitting its shrimp to be taken and ... shipped and sold in interstate commerce, the state necessarily releases its hold”
- striking down a Louisiana statute that forbade shrimp to be exported unless the heads and hulls had first been removed within the State
- striking down a Louisiana statute that forbade shrimp to be exported unless the heads and hulls had first been removed within the State
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Judges: Butler, McReynolds
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