Targeting State Protectionism Instead of Interstate Discrimination Under the Dormant Commerce Clause

Authors

Catherine Gage O'Grady

Library of Congress Authority File

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79122466

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This Article evaluates case law involving the dormant Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, and critiques the use of a discrimination-focused analysis. Instead of analyzing whether a local ordinance discriminates against interstate commerce, the author recommends looking at whether an ordinance constitutes economic protectionism. She analyzes such cases as Pike v. Bruce Church and C & A Carbone, Inc. v. Clarkstown in concluding that local economic protectionism is the evil meant to be addressed by the dormant Commerce Clause. Whether the ordinance discriminates against interstate commerce should be a secondary analysis.

Recommended Citation

Catherine G. O'Grady, Targeting State Protectionism Instead of Interstate Discrimination Under the Dormant Commerce Clause, 34 San Diego L. Rev. 571 (1997).
Available at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/sdlr/vol34/iss2/6