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LEWIS v. CONTINENTAL BANK CORP.

No. 87-1955.

494 U.S. 472 (1990)

LEWIS, COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA v. CONTINENTAL BANK CORP. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 5, 1990

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur E. Wilmarth, Jr., argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Eric J. Taylor, Assistant Attorney General of Florida, Charles L. Stutts, R. Michael Underwood, Albert T. Gimbel, J. Thomas Cardwell, and Joe A. Walters.

Andrew L. Gordon argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Bowman Brown and Lee D. Mackson.*

JUSTICE SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case involves an Illinois bank holding company's challenge to certain Florida banking statutes that are alleged to violate the Commerce Clause, U. S. Const., Art. 1, § 8, cl. 3. We conclude that the case has been rendered moot by 1987 amendments to the Bank Holding Company Act.

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Under § 3(d) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (BHCA), 70 Stat. 134, as amended, 12 U. S. C. §...

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