The Power to Regulate Commerce Limits on Congressional Power

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Powers and duties.

United States.

Constitutional law.

Interstate commerce.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2010

Summary:

Examines Congressional power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce under the so-called commerce clause of the Constitution and recent cases before the Supreme Court that may limit the breadth of the commerce clause. Discusses commerce clause drafting and ratification, related case law, categories of commerce clause jurisprudence, including channels of commerce, instrumentalities of interstate commerce, and impact on interstate commerce. Reviews impact of select cases on interstate commerce, including Wickard v Filburn , United States volume Lopez , United States volume Morrison , Gonzales volume Raich , and NFIB volume Sebelius

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Power to Regulate Commerce

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-AML-0119

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