American Chemistry Council, Amicus Curiae
Seth P. Waxman, Counsel of Record
Founded in 1872, the American Chemistry Council is the trade association for chemical manufacturers. Seth P. Waxman is a partner with the law firm WilmerHale, where he co-chairs the appellate and Supreme Court litigation group. He served as U.S. solicitor general from 1998 to 2001. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on August 16, 2013. The Federal statute at issue here is a permissible exercise of Congress’s authority to “regulate Commerce” “among the several States” and “with foreign Nations.” —U.S.Constitution. 18 U.S. Code Section 229, which implements…
