for The Cincinnati Bar Association
1. Hodel v. Va. Surface Mining & Reclamation Ass'n, No. 79-1538 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES , February 23, 1981, Argued , June 15, 1981, Decided ** Together with No. 79-1596, Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Association, Inc., et al. v. Hodel, Acting Secretary of the Interior, et al., also on appeal from the same court.
OVERVIEW: Because the enactment of the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act involved regulation of interstate commerce, did not infringe upon the states' U.S. Const. amend X rights, and did not violate due process requirements, the Act was constitutional.
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