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The Commerce Power


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.

Commerce Powers Under Article I of the U.S. Constitution - FindLaw

Fact-Checked ... The commerce clause is a fundamental part of American law. This section of the Constitution gives Congress the power to manage business ...

commerce power | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute

Primary tabs. Commerce power refers to Congress's power to regulate the channels and instrumentalities of interstate commerce. ... Congress also has power to ...

The Commerce Power - CONSTITUTION USA with Peter Sagal - PBS

The Court ruled that the Commerce Clause allowed Congress to “regulate” interstate commerce, but not force citizens to participate in commerce by purchasing a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Power to Regulate Commerce - Justia Law

The Congress shall have Power 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... .”

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 Federal Power to Regulate Commerce - UMKC School of Law

No enumerated power has justified more exercises of congressional power than the Article I, Section 8 power to regulate commerce among the several states.

Overview of Dormant Commerce Clause | Constitution Annotated

The so-called Dormant Commerce Clause may bar state or local regulations even where there is no relevant congressional legislation.

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.

The Commerce Clause and the Expanding Powers of Congress

During the first century of the United States, the Congress acted upon the powers delegated to it by the Constitution, particularly those enumerated in Article ...

The Proper Scope of the Commerce Power - Chicago Unbound

T HE Congress shall have Power .. . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes"'-such is the clause ...

Gibbons v. Ogden: Defining Congress' power under the Commerce ...

On March 2, 1824, the Supreme Court ruled in Gibbons v. Ogden, holding that Congress may regulate interstate commerce.

Student Project: Civil Rights Under the Commerce Clause: Introduction

This research guide facilitates the analysis of Civil Rights under the Commerce Clause using: Commerce Clause

"How to Think about the Federal Commerce Power and Incidentally ...

Justice Rehnquist's distinction between commercial and noncommercial activities that affect commerce is an unsupported and ill-considered gloss on an already ...