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Oct. 9, 2010
Steamboat Case Redefined Boundaries Of Federal Power
Gibbons v. Ogden removed barriers to westward expansion during the Early Republic. Two hundred years later, it continues to define the growth of federal power. By Herbert A. Johnson of the University of South Carolina.
Gibbons v. Ogden is one of the most famous and frequently-cited cases of the early Supreme Court. Beginning as a spat between entrepreneurs (rival steamship lines), it evolved into a key moment in the economic history of the nation, leading to federal regulation of airlines, pipelines, telecommerce, and more. Author Herbert A. Johnson discusses its impact on both commerce in the Early Republic and the understanding and growth ...
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