Legal Opinion
Reeves, Inc. v. Stake
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 19, 1980No. 79-677PublishedCited by 350 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
The issue in this case is whether, consistent with the Commerce Clause, U. S. Const., Art. I, § 8, cl. 3, the State of South Dakota, in a time of shortage, may confine the sale of the cement it produces solely to its residents.
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In 1919, South Dakota undertook plans to build a cement plant. The project, a product of the State’s then prevailing Progressive political movement, was initiated in response to recent regional cement shortages that “interfered with and delayed both public and private enterprises,” and that were “threatening the people of this state.” Eakin v. South Dakota State Cement…
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