The Quiet Arm of the Law

For better or worse, the 2007-2008 term of the U.S. Supreme Court, which got underway in October, is not likely to produce as big a splash for the waste industry as did the previous term. Last April, the high court ruled that local government flow control ordinances, which treat in-state private business interests exactly the same as out-of-state ones, do not discriminate against interstate commerce. [United Haulers Ass'n. v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority, 127 S.Ct. 1786.] Still, besides the headline-grabbing lethal injection and voter ID cases, the current term will produce a fistful of labor and employment ...

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