HUGHES v. ALEXANDRIA SCRAP CORP.

No. 74-1607.

426 U.S. 794 (1976)

HUGHES, SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION OF MARYLAND, ET AL. v. ALEXANDRIA SCRAP CORP.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 24, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry R. Lord, Deputy Attorney General of Maryland, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, and J. Michael McWilliams and Glenn E. Bushel, Assistant Attorneys General.

Norman P. Ramsey argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were H. Thomas Howell and Alan N. Gamse.


MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case involves a two-pronged constitutional attack on a recent amendment to one part of a complex Maryland plan for ridding that State of abandoned automobiles. The three-judge District Court agreed with appellee, a Virginia scrap processor that participates in the plan, that the amendment violated the Commerce Clause and denied appellee equal protection of the laws. We disagree on both points.

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