Gibbons v. Ogden addresses a New York state law that granted a monopoly contract to Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston, allowing them to license steamboats and other watercraft engaged in business activities within the state. Fulton and Livingston required steamboat owners to purchase a license permitting them to operate in waterways within state boundaries. Ogden had purchased such a license, but his New Jerseyrival, Gibbons, had acquired a permit from the federal government and didn't hold a Fulton-Livingston license. It's not clear whether Gibbons refused to purchase the additional license, or whether he was prevented from buying one because he owned a foreign (out-of-state) business. New Jersey, for its part, had recently passed legislation allowing it to seize vessels not licensed to operate within New Jersey territory.
Ogden sued Gibbons in The Court of Chancery, in an attempt to prevent him from entering Hudson Bay and docking in New York City, and won a temporary victory. The case was ultimately heard in the US Supreme Court, which held federal Interstate Commerce Clause superseded state laws. The decision nullified not only the New York state law, but those of many other states that imposed a similar burden on commerce.
Case Citation:
Gibbons v. Ogden, 22 US 1 (1824)
Gibbons v. Ogden was argued before the US Supreme Court on February 5, 1924, and the Court released its decision on March 2, 1824. Gibbons established Congress had sole constitutional authority to regulate interstate commerce.Case Citation:Gibbons v. Ogden, 22 US 1 (1824)
Commerce power to include all commercial interactions
Gibbons v Ogden
Gibbons v. Ogden
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
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the court defined interstate
the court defined interstate
The US Supreme Court made a decision in the case of Gibbons v. Ogden, (1824). See Related Questions, below, for a discussion of that decision.
Gibbons v. Ogden was argued before the US Supreme Court on February 5, 1924, and the Court released its decision on March 2, 1824. Gibbons established Congress had sole constitutional authority to regulate interstate commerce.Case Citation:Gibbons v. Ogden, 22 US 1 (1824)
The commerce clause
John Marshall was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Gibbons vs Ogden Case. This landmark decision invoked that the power to regulate interstate trade was granted via the constitution.
Gibbons v. Ogden is the name of the case that resulted in the Supreme Court in a ruling that grants Congress board powers over interstate commerce.
Gibbons v. Ogden -- interstate commerce
Commerce power to include all commercial interactions
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