Douglas v. Seacoast Prods., Inc.

ELR Citation: ELR 20442
No(s). 75-1255 (U.S. May 23, 1977)

The Supreme Court invalidates, under the Supremacy Clause, two Virginia statutes that limit the right of nonresidents and aliens to catch fish commercially in the state's territorial waters. Persons wishing to fish commercially in Virginia must obtain licenses. Va. Code §28.1-81.1. Only citizens or...