Legal Opinion
Lake Carriers' Assn. v. MacMullan
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 30, 1972No. 71-422PublishedCited by 616 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
This is an appeal from the judgment of a three-judge District Court, convened under 28 U. S. C. §§2281, 2284, dismissing a complaint to have the Michigan Watercraft Pollution Control Act of 1970, Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 323.331 et seg. (Supp. 1971), declared invalid and its enforcement enjoined. 336 F. Supp. 248 (1971). We noted probable jurisdiction, 404 U. S. 982 (1971), and affirm the District Court’s determination to abstain from decision pending state court proceedings.
The Michigan statute, effective January 1, 1971, provides in pertinent part:
“Sec. 3. (1) A person [defined in § 2 (i) to…
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