Supreme Court Rules in Favor of New Jersey, Shipping Industry, and Unions in New York Ports Case

The US Supreme Court has ruled that New Jersey can withdraw from the Waterfront Commission Compact it has with New York to police corruption in the shipping industry in the major port the two states share. The ruling is a victory for container shipping companies and the International Longshoreman's Association, the union that represents dock workers. The Waterfront Commission Compact does not explicitly bar either state from exiting the agreement. The two-member Waterfront Commission was created in 1953 by New York and New Jersey to address labor corruption in the Port of New York and New Jersey.