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Case of the Day

Featured Case

Gibbons v. Ogden

U.S. Supreme Court · 22 U.S. 1 · 1824

What happened

Two steamboat operators fought over who could run ferries between New York and New Jersey.

The verdict

The Court ruled only the federal government can regulate interstate commerce.

Why it matters

Defined the scope of the Commerce Clause.

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