unt ▁v . ▁Washington ▁State ▁Apple ▁Ad vert ising ▁Commission , ▁ 4 3 2 ▁U . S . ▁ 3 3 3 ▁( 1 9 7 7 ), ▁was ▁a ▁case ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁un anim ously ▁struck ▁down ▁a ▁North ▁Carolina ▁law ▁prohib iting ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁app les ▁in ▁closed ▁containers ▁marked ▁with ▁any ▁apple ▁grade ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁grade . ▁However , ▁displaying ▁the ▁US DA ▁grade ▁was ▁not ▁required . ▁Washington ▁state , ▁a ▁major ▁apple ▁producer , ▁used ▁apple ▁standards ▁superior ▁to ▁those ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁US DA . ▁The ▁Court ▁found ▁that ▁North ▁Carolina ' s ▁law ▁viol ated ▁the ▁Com merce ▁Cla use ▁by ▁disc rimin ating ▁against ▁Washington ▁state ▁apple ▁produ cers ▁while ▁working ▁to ▁the ▁advantage ▁of ▁local ▁North ▁Carolina ▁apple ▁grow ers . ▁ ▁John ▁R . ▁Jordan , ▁Jr ., ▁argued ▁the ▁cause ▁for ▁H unt . ▁With ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁brief ▁were ▁R uf us ▁L . ▁Ed m isten , ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁and ▁Mill ard ▁R . ▁Rich , ▁Jr ., ▁Deput y ▁Att orney ▁General . ▁S lade ▁G orton , ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁Washington , ▁argued ▁the ▁cause ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁State ▁Apple ▁Ad vert ising ▁Commission . ▁With ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁brief ▁were ▁Edward ▁B . ▁Mack ie , ▁Deput y ▁Att orney ▁General , ▁and ▁James ▁Ar ne il , ▁Special ▁Ass istant ▁Att orney ▁General .