Legal Opinion
Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v. Hunt
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 1, 1992No. 91-471PublishedCited by 241 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
Alabama imposes a hazardous waste disposal fee on hazardous wastes generated outside the State and disposed of at a commercial facility in Alabama. The fee does not apply to such waste having a source in Alabama. The Alabama *337Supreme Court held that this differential treatment does not violate the Commerce Clause. We reverse.
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Petitioner, Chemical Waste Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Oak Brook, Illinois, owns and operates one of the Nation’s oldest commercial hazardous waste land disposal facilities, located in Emelle, Alabama. Opened in 1977…
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