Toomer v. Witsell (1948)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation 334 U.S. 385
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy gptkb:Justice_Burton
gptkb:Justice_Frankfurter
gptkb:Justice_Murphy
gptkb:Justice_Reed
gptkb:Justice_Rutledge
gptkb:Justice_Douglas
gptkb:Justice_Jackson
Chief Justice Vinson
gptkbp:date 1948
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:defendant Witsell
gptkbp:heldBy State regulation that discriminates against non-residents must have a substantial reason
South Carolina's discriminatory licensing fees for out-of-state shrimpers violated the Privileges and Immunities Clause
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Toomer v. Witsell (1948)
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Justice_Hugo_Black
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:Privileges_and_Immunities_Clause
Commerce Clause
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Toomer
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:principle States may not discriminate against citizens of other states without substantial reason
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Commerce_Clause_of_the_U.S._Constitution
Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV
gptkbp:subject shrimp fishing licenses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Comity_Clause
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7