Legal Opinion
Edgar v. Mite Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 23, 1982No. 80-1188PublishedCited by 784 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
delivered an opinion, Parts I, II, and V-B of which are the opinion of the Court. †
The issue in this case is whether the Illinois Business TakeOver Act, Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 12P/2, ¶ 137.51 et seq. (1979), is unconstitutional under the Supremacy and Commerce Clauses of the Federal Constitution.
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Appellee MITE Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, MITE Holdings, Inc., are corporations organized under the laws of Delaware with their principal executive offices in Connecticut. Appellant James Edgar is the Secretary of State of Illinois and is charged with the administration and enforcement of…
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