States of Ohio, Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, et al.
Amici Curiae
Douglas R. Cole, Counsel of RecordOhio, Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, and Georgia are joined in this brief by 26 other States and the District of Columbia. Douglas R. Cole is the Solicitor General for the State of Ohio. He received his law degree from the University of Chicago in 1993. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on July 29, 2004.The dormant Commerce Clause is a judicially created doctrine meant to protect Congress’s exclusive right to control interstate commerce. The Twenty-First Amendment, however, expressly grants the States…
