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Constitutional Law - Commerce Clause - Power To Regulate Intrastate Transactions - Milk Prices, Michigan Law Review
Constitutional Law - Commerce Clause - Power To Regulate Intrastate Transactions - Milk Prices, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
Pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, conferring on the Secretary of Agriculture the power to regulate the handling of milk which is "in the current of interstate or foreign commerce, or which directly burdens, obstructs or affects interstate or foreign commerce in such commodity or product thereof," the secretary issued marketing orders fixing minimum prices to be paid to producers of milk in the Chicago area. Respondent, who purchased and sold milk only within the state of Illinois, refused to comply with the order. The United States sought enforcement of the order, but the complaint was dismissed. …
Constitutional Law - State Proration Acts - Regulation Of Production When Sales Are Largely Interstate, Michigan Law Review
Constitutional Law - State Proration Acts - Regulation Of Production When Sales Are Largely Interstate, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
The plaintiff, a raisin packer in the state of California, was prevented from purchasing in open market to fill his out-of-state orders because of the California Agricultural Proration Act. By its provisions the producers of raisin grapes are required to turn over seventy per cent of their produce to state "pools." The remaining thirty per cent may be sold without restriction, providing the producer holds certificates issued by a commission. Packers are permitted to purchase only from such certificate holders. These packers operate within California, buying from producers and selling to jobbers, wholesalers, brokers, etc., for resale to the public. …