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California entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with Canada concerning emissions ww2.arb.ca.gov/news/canada-an… Does this pact run afoul of Art. I, Sec. 10 No state shall "enter into any Agreement or Compact . . . with a foreign power" 
I am not aware of any Foreign Compact Clause litigation. Maybe we'll see a suit by the AG to bar the Canadian compact.
"Unpacking the Compact Clause" by Duncan Hollis sketches the contours of the Foreign Commerce Clause: "Unlike “non-legal” interstate agreements, for example, [Foreign State Agreements] that involve political commitments need federal supervision." papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
.@nikobowie I only found cases on the interstate compact clause. Is there a #SCOTUS decision stating that foreign compacts are treated the same way? The article I cited above suggests that congruence is merely implied
Thanks @nikobowie -- There are plenty of decisions from the states challenging executive agreements. Now we may get one in reverse!
