Houlton Citizens' Coalition v. Houlton, Town of

ELR Citation: ELR 21086
No(s). 98-1999 (1st Cir. Apr 22, 1999)

The court holds that a Maine town's solid waste flow-control ordinance, coupled with its grant of an exclusive hauling and disposal contract to a local contractor, does not violate the dormant U.S. Commerce Clause. The court first holds that the town's ordinance does not discriminate on its face aga...