Legal Opinion
Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 15, 1981No. 79-1538PublishedCited by 1,364 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
These cases arise out of a pre-enforcement challenge to the constitutionality of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (Surface Mining Act or Act), 91 Stat. 447, 30 U. S. C. § 1201 et seq. (1976 ed., Supp. III). The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia declared several central provisions of the Act unconstitutional and permanently enjoined their-'enforcement. 483 F. Supp. 425 (1980). In these appeals, we consider whether Congress, in adopting the Act, exceeded its powers under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution,1 or transgressed affirmative…
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