Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that where a statute addresses “a legitimate local public interest, and its effects on interstate commerce are only incidental, it will be upheld unless the burden imposed on such commerce is clearly excessive in relation to the putative local benefits”
• holding unconstitutional a state regulatory order prohibiting taxpayer from shipping cantaloupes outside the state unless they were packed in state-approved containers
• holding unconstitutional a state regulatory order prohibiting person from shipping cantaloupes outside the state unless they were packed in state-approved containers
• holding unconstitutional a state regulatory order prohibiting person from shipping cantaloupes outside the state unless they were packed in state-approved containers
• holding unconstitutional a state regulatory order prohibiting taxpayer from shipping cantaloupes outside the state unless they were packed in state-approved containers
• noting that when some entities comply with a regulation, it indicates a lack of substantial burden on commerce

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