| Sporhase v. Nebraska ex rel. Douglas | ||||||
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Argued March 30, 1982 Decided July 2, 1982 |
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| Full case name | Sporhase v. Nebraska ex rel. Douglas, Attorney General | |||||
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| The Nebraska statute forbidding commercial exportation of water from Nebraska was unconstitutional in that it violated the dormant commerce clause. | ||||||
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| Majority | Stevens, joined by Burger, Brennan, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell | |||||
| Dissent | Rehnquist, joined by O'Connor | |||||
Sporhase v. Nebraska ex rel. Douglas, 458 U.S. 941 (1982), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court decided that a Nebraska statute forbidding commercial exportation of water from Nebraska was unconstitutional in that it violated the dormant commerce clause.