Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) Sued Shenango for Not

question 16

Multiple Choice

Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) sued Shenango for not following state standards for emissions. The county where Shenango operated had sued the company and entered into a consent decree for not following standards, but GASP claimed the enforcement was not sufficient. The appeals court held that GASP:

• A) ​was correct; the company was not in compliance and the county was not enforcing the standards.
• B) ​was correct; the company was not in compliance and there was evidence that the state and county conspired to allow the company to violate the standards so the company would not cease operations.
• C) was incorrect; the state had intervened to be sure the county enforced the standards.
• D) ​was incorrect; it did not have standing to challenge enforcement of the standards.
• E) ​none of the other choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Full Faith and Credit Clause

A clause in the United States Constitution requiring each state to recognize and respect the judicial decisions, public records, and legislative acts of every other state.

Defense of Marriage Act

A U.S. federal law enacted in 1996 that defined marriage for federal purposes as the union between one man and one woman, and allowed states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted under the laws of other states.

Obergefell v. Hodges

A landmark Supreme Court case that ruled state-level bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, effectively legalizing same-sex marriage across the United States.

United States v. Windsor

A landmark 2013 Supreme Court case that struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), granting same-sex marriages federal recognition.