Legal Opinion
Procter & Gamble Co. v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 15, 1975No. 73-1650PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Chief Judge.
This appeal presents the question of whether an ordinance of the City of Chicago that bans the use of detergents containing phosphates is unconstitutional on the ground that it results in an impermissible interference with interstate commerce. The district court decided that the ordinance is unconstitutional.1 We disagree.
The ordinance was adopted by the City Council after its Committee on Environmental Control had held public meetings for three days. The measure provided that the sale of detergents containing any phosphorous after June 30, 1972 constituted a criminal…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Huron Portland Cement Co. v. City of DetroitSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Southern Pacific Co. v. Arizona Ex Rel. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Dean Milk Co. v. City of MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Construction Industry Association of Sonoma County, a California Nonprofit Corporation v. The City of Petaluma, a California Charter CityCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- McIntosh v. WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- National Electrical Manufacturers Ass'n v. SorrellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Tobacco Road v. City of NoviDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1980
- Connecticut v. Levi Strauss & Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1979
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