Because Hughes came down on the same day as National League of Cities, Justice Brennan apparently feared that the Court was creating tremendous loopholes in the commerce clause in the name of state sovereignty.

• 由于“休斯”一案与“城市联盟”一案正好在同一天，布伦南法官担心法院以州主权的名义，造成一个《商业条款》方面的大漏洞。