Today in Supreme Court History: December 14

Katzenback v. McClung, 379 U.S. 294 and Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States, 379 U.S. 241 (both decided December 14, 1964): Congress had Commerce Clause power to prohibit racial discrimination in restaurants (Katzenbach) and public accommodations (Heart of Atlanta Motel) because interstate commerce involved

Texas v. New Mexico, 592 U.S. 98 (decided December 14, 2020): another original jurisdiction case involving water rights; here, the Court gives New Mexico credit for Texas water that evaporated while being stored in New Mexico at Texas’s request (mixing it with Tequila would have prevented that)

NYNEX Corp. v. Discon Inc., 525 U.S. 128 (decided December 14, 1998): buyer’s economically irrational decision to not buy from a certain seller (of services to remove outdated telephone equipment) is not per se antitrust violation under “group boycott” rule (e.g., refusal of group of buyers to buy from those who also sell to a certain other buyer)