Procter & Gamble Co. v. Chicago, City of

ELR Citation: ELR 20146
No(s). 73-1650 (7th Cir. Jan 15, 1975)

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reverses a lower court ruling and holds constitutional an ordinance of the city of Chicago which bans the use of detergents containing phosphates. The court finds that the ordinance only slightly burdens interstate commerce, and that the prevention and eliminatio...