Legal Opinion
City of Los Angeles v. County of Kern
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 9, 2009No. 07-56564PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether recyclers challenging a local ordinance that bans a particular method of waste disposal have prudential standing to raise its constitutionality under the dormant Commerce Clause.
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The fact that the subject matter of the case before us involves sewage sludge will be of no surprise to those familiar with the negative implications of the Commerce Clause. For our purposes, sludge is the “solid, semi-solid, or liquid residue generated during the treatment of domestic sewage.” 40 C.F.R. § 503.9(w). Here, we deal with the “land application” of…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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