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 was the landmark decision which Supreme Court held that the power to regulate interstate commerce was actually granted to the Congress by Commerce Clause in Article I of the Constitution.
Gibbons v Ogden
Thomas Gibbons was a steamboat operator who played a central role in the landmark Supreme Court case Gibbons v. Ogden (1824). He challenged the monopoly granted by New York State to Aaron Ogden for steamboat operations on the Hudson River, arguing that it violated federal law. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Gibbons, asserting that the federal government had the exclusive right to regulate interstate commerce, thereby strengthening federal authority over state laws in economic matters. This case was pivotal in defining the scope of Congress's commerce power.
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
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.
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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 believed that Congress had exclusive power over interstate commerce, which is the reason for why he appealed to the Supreme Court after other courts issued an injunction restricting Gibbons' boat operations.
states must reconize all federal laws
The Supreme Court case Gibbons v. Ogden in 1824 was won by Thomas Gibbons. The Court ruled that the federal government had the exclusive right to regulate interstate commerce, which invalidated a New York state law that granted a monopoly to Aaron Ogden for steamboat operations. This decision reinforced the power of the federal government over states in matters of commerce.
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Aaron Ogden sued Thomas Gibbons for operating a steamboat on a waterway in New York because Ogden held a monopoly license granted by the state to operate steamboats on that route, and he believed Gibbons was infringing on his exclusive rights. The case, Gibbons v. Ogden, ultimately led to a landmark Supreme Court decision affirming the federal government's authority to regulate interstate commerce.