The Commerce Clause
Commerce Clause | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
In 1905's Swift and Company v. United States, the Supreme Court held that Congress had the authority to regulate local commerce, as long as that activity could ...
Overview of Commerce Clause | Constitution Annotated
The Commerce Clause gives Congress broad power to regulate interstate commerce and restricts states from impairing interstate commerce.
Commerce Clause ... The Commerce Clause describes an enumerated power listed in the United States Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The clause states ...
Interpretation: The Commerce Clause | Constitution Center
The Commerce Clause, which grants Congress the power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.
The Interstate Commerce Act Is Passed - Senate.gov
On February 4, 1887, both the Senate and House passed the Interstate Commerce Act, which applied the Constitution's “Commerce Clause”—granting Congress the ...
Commerce Powers Under Article I of the U.S. Constitution - FindLaw
The commerce clause is a fundamental part of American law. This section of the Constitution gives Congress the power to manage business activities that cross ...
Commerce clause | Examples, Importance, Cases ... - Britannica
Commerce clause, provision of the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) that authorizes Congress 'to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among ...
Article 1 Section 8 Clause 3 | Constitution Annotated
Section 8 Enumerated Powers. Clause 3 Commerce. To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;.
The U.S. Constitution's Commerce Clause, the Supreme Court, and ...
The Commerce Clause states that “Congress shall have the Power... to regulate Commerce... among the several States... .”
Power to Regulate Commerce - Justia Law
Clause 3. The Congress shall have Power * * * To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.
The Commerce Power - CONSTITUTION USA with Peter Sagal - PBS
The most broad-ranging power of the federal government has become the Commerce Clause. This part of Article I, Section 8 allows Congress to regulate commerce.
The Commerce Clause made easy | Pacific Legal Foundation
This article looks at the clause's background and then the two main powers that it gives the federal government.
"The Original Meaning of the Commerce Clause" by Randy E. Barnett
The U& Supreme Court, in recent cases; has attempted to define limits on the Congress's power to regulate commerce among the several states.
The Commerce Clause as a Source of National Police Power
The Court has several times expressly noted that Congress's exercise of power under the Commerce Clause is akin to the police power exercised by the states.
Foundations of Law - The Commerce Clause - LawShelf
Channels of interstate commerce include roadways, waterways, and airways. The Commerce Clause gives Congress the power to regulate activity in these areas even ...
Commerce Clause - Stennis Center for Public Service
The Commerce Clause grants Congress the power to regulate commerce “among the several states,” also known as interstate commerce.
Gibbons v. Ogden: Defining Congress' power under the Commerce ...
A judge's interpretation of the Commerce Clause plays an important role in his or her approach to the Constitution; indeed, one's understanding ...
Dormant Commerce Clause - State Power Project
This page provides a high-level introduction to the dormant Commerce Clause, and is not intended to be a thorough legal review of the doctrine's history.
The Uses and Abuses of the Commerce Clause
The commerce clause has been used as a primary source for the regulatory expansion of the national government.
Commerce Clause – Business Law - Nicolet College
Channels of interstate commerce describe the passages of transportation between the states. Thus, the commerce clause authorizes Congress to regulate activities ...