RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS

October 2007

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District Court Rules that Complete Ban on Land Application of Biosolids Is Preemped by California Integrated Waste Management Act and Violates Dormant Commerce Clause
City of Los Angeles et al. v. Kern County et al., ___F.Supp.2d___

On August 10, 2007, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted summary judgment for the City of Los Angeles, ruling that Kern County’s blanket ban on land application of biosolids violated the California Integrated Waste Management Act (CIWMA) and the dormant Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.