Dean Milk Co. v. City of Madison

Dean Milk Co. v. City of Madison, Wisconsin
Argued December 7, 1950
Decided January 15, 1951
Full case nameDean Milk Co. v. City of Madison, Wisconsin
Citations340 U.S. 349 (more)
71 S. Ct. 295; 95 L. Ed. 329
Holding
The ordinance unjustifiably discriminates against interstate commerce, in violation of the Commerce Clause of the Federal Constitution.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Fred M. Vinson
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frankfurter · William O. Douglas
Robert H. Jackson · Harold H. Burton
Tom C. Clark · Sherman Minton
Case opinions
MajorityClark, joined by Vinson, Reed, Frankfurter, Jackson, Burton
DissentBlack, joined by Douglas, Minton

Dean Milk Co. v. City of Madison, Wisconsin, 340 U.S. 349 (1951), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the Dormant Commerce Clause, used to prohibit states from limiting interstate commerce.