RAYMOND MOTOR TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. RICE

No. 76-558.

434 U.S. 429 (1978)

RAYMOND MOTOR TRANSPORTATION, INC., ET AL. v. RICE, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF WISCONSIN, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 21, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Lederer argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Jack R. DeWitt and Jon P. Axelrod.

Albert Harriman, Assistant Attorney General of Wisconsin, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Bronson C. La Follette, Attorney General, pro se, and Charles A. Bleck, Assistant Attorney General.*


MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

We consider on this appeal whether administrative regulations of the State of Wisconsin governing the length and configuration of trucks that may be operated within the State violate the Commerce Clause because they unconstitutionally burden or discriminate against interstate commerce. The three-judge District Court held that the regulations are not unconstitutional on either ground. Because we conclude that they...

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