Carson v. Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor

OPINION OF THE COURT

COWEN, Circuit Judge.

This case presents a Supremacy Clause challenge to New Jersey’s implementation of the Waterfront Commission Act of 1953, an interstate compact between New York and New Jersey aimed at eliminating racketeering and other pernicious activities in the Port of New York District. Appellant Donald Carson contends that § 8 of that Act conflicts with a 1984 amendment to the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. 29 U.S.C. § 504(d). Finding that the 1984 amendment effected no change in Carson’s rights whatsoever, we hold that his preemption claim…