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Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: The Reach of Congressional Power
FindLaw: Power to Regulate Commerce Detailed explanation of how the courts have interpreted the commerce clause.
Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Gibbons v. Ogden Resources include background summaries, key excerpts of the majority opinion, and a diagram of how this case moved through the court system.
PBS: Supreme Court History: Gibbons v. Ogden
Oyez: Gibbons v. Ogden Summary of the case and link to the opinion.
Gibbons v. Ogden — Further Readings Summary of the case.
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U.S. v. E. C. Knight Co. (1895)
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Text of the Sherman Antitrust Act
Wikipedia: Sherman Antitrust Act
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Justia: United States v. E.C. Knight
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Wikipedia: Hammer v. Dagenhart
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Wikipedia: Federal Child Labor Act
Schechter Poultry Corp. v. U.S. (1935)
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Wikipedia: A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States
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Oyez: Schechter Poultry Corp. v. U.S. Summary of the case and link to the opinion.
Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States — Further Readings
National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 — Further Readings
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Our Documents: The National Industrial Recovery Act Text of the act.
Carter v. Carter Coal Co. (1936)
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Oyez: Carter v. Carter Coal Co. Summary of the case and link to the opinion.
Law Library: American Law and Legal Information: Carter v. Carter Coal Co. Summary of the case.
The National Archives: Coal Conservation Act
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NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. (1937)
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Wikipedia: National Labor Relations Act
Oyez: NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. Summary of the case and link to the opinion.
Law Library: American Law and Legal Information: NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. Overview of the case.
Biographies of FDR:
The White House: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wikipedia: Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR A PBS biography including an account of his court-packing plan.
Text of the Case:
Justia: NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. (1937)
FindLaw: NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
Constitutional Rights Foundation: FDR Tries to Pack the Supreme Court
Constitutional Issues: Separation of Powers The issue of separation of powers is explored through the story of FDR’s court-packing scheme.
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Heart of Atlanta Hotel Inc. v. United States (1964)
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Wikipedia: Civil Rights Act of 1964
Text of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Oyez: Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S. A brief summary of the case with links to the oral argument, briefs, and written opinion.
Law Library: American Law and Legal Information: Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S. Summary of the case.
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Oyez: Katzenbach v. McClung (1964) A brief summary of the case with links to the oral argument, briefs, and written opinion.
Law Library: American Law and Legal Information: Katzenbach v. McClung Summary of the case.
Text of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Justia: Katzenback v. McClung (1964)
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Oyez: U.S. Surpreme Court Media: U.S. v. Lopez A brief summary of the case with links to the oral argument, briefs, and written opinion.
United States v. Lopez — Further Readings Summary of the case.
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Wikipedia: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990
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Wikipedia: United States v. Morrison
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Legal Information Institute: United States v. Morrison (2000)
Wikipedia: The Violence Against Women Act
Violence against Women Act of (1994) — Further Readings
UCLA Law Review: The Commerce Clause and the Myth of Dual Federalism (PDF file) Article by Norman R. Williams, professor of law at Willamette University.
St. John’s Law Review: Legal Meaning of “Commerce” in the Commerce Clause Article by Summer 2006 by Robert G. Natelson, professor of law at the University of Montana.
Boston College Law Review: The Commerce Clause and Criminal Law Article by Brandon L. Bigelow.
New York University Law Review: Gibbons Article by Norman Williams, Willamette University College of Law.
Iowa Law Review: Rethinking the Commerce Clause: Applying First Principles to Uphold Federal Commercial Regulations but Preserve State Control Over Social Issues Article by Grant Nelson, UCLA School of Law and Robert J. Pushaw, Pepperdine University School of Law.
University of Newark Law Review: Notes From Wagner’s First Symphony in Labor (PDF file) A 1938 article on NLRB v. Jones.
The steamboat monopoly: Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824 By Maurice G Baxter
The Great Chief Justice: John Marshall and the Rule of Law By Charles F. Hobson.
John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court By R. Kent Newmyer.
