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FED. MARITIME COMM'N v. SC STATE PORTS AUTHORITY (25775)

    Order dated: 10/15/01
    Docket number: 01-46
    Action:
        The motion of United States Maritime Alliance Limited, et al., for leave to file a brief as amici curiae is granted. The motion of National Association of Waterfront Employers for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.

FED. MARITIME COMM'N v. SC STATE PORTS AUTHORITY (25775)

    Order dated: 01/22/02
    Docket number: 01-46
    Action:
        The motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument is granted and the time for oral argument is divided as follows: 20 minutes for the Federal Maritime Commission and 10 minutes for the Solicitor General.

A description of the questions presented by the case has been prepared:

Whether Congress may by statute authorize the Federal Maritime Commission to adjudicate complaints filed by private persons against state-run ports, or whether the statutory provision permitting the adjudication of such complaints is barred by the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution.

An opinion has been handed down: