Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.
| Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. | |
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| Argued January 13, 1970 Decided March 2, 1970 | |
| Full case name | Loren J. Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. |
| Citations | 397 U.S. 137 (more) 90 S. Ct. 844; 25 L. Ed. 2d 174; 1970 U.S. LEXIS 63 |
| Holding | |
| The burden placed on interstate commerce by Arizona's law is unconstitutional because Arizona's interest in identifying the origin of cantaloupes is outweighed by the heavy cost of building and operating a packing plant in Arizona | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Stewart, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| The Arizona Fruit and Vegetable Standardization Act | |
Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc., 397 U.S. 137 (1970), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that power of states to pass laws interfering with interstate commerce is limited when the law poses an undue burden on businesses.