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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 - Wikipedia

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 ...