Ogden v. Gibbons, Heart of Atlanta Motel, and Solid waste cases are all closely related to the 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the Obamacare act. Each case deals with the specifics of commerce, mostly with commerce “among the states.” With the commerce clause being viewed from many different perspectives over time, it has given great importance to the meaning of our laws and regulations that we have set today. These three cases alone along with the Obamacare act, have affected the way interstate commerce is viewed. The most commonly used commerce clause in Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution, is the cause of the “power to regulate Commerce..among several states.” In return, this gives congress two
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Gibbons, a man by the name of Aaron Ogden was licensed by the state of New York giving him the right to navigate waters by steamboat. Gibbons on the other hand, was operating another service as a competitor within the waters of New Jersey and New York. However, Gibbons was doing it as a part of congressional law working with fisheries and coasting trade. This case was ruled in Gibbon’s favor, which led to a decision of a couple different conclusions.
First, it lengthened the meaning of commerce in sense that dealt with the buying and selling goods into navigation of waters. Second off, the court concluded its view of “among the several states” which led to instances that may be intermingled within its interior boundaries. As a result, it established the federal government’s superior authority when in conflict with the state. Like in the Obamacare act, states did not have voluntary consent. Before crossing territories or making important decisions, consent or having a license needs to be issued.
The Heart of Atlanta Motel faced a case where the federal government told a Georgia motel that it was not permitted to discriminate against African Americans as well as deny them access to available rooms. It was found within the Supreme Court that federal civil rights legislation prevailed. Congress prohibited racial discrimination within motels catering to
Gibbons, a man by the name of Aaron Ogden was licensed by the state of New York giving him the right to navigate waters by steamboat. Gibbons on the other hand, was operating another service as a competitor within the waters of New Jersey and New York. However, Gibbons was doing it as a part of congressional law working with fisheries and coasting trade. This case was ruled in Gibbon’s favor, which led to a decision of a couple different conclusions.
First, it lengthened the meaning of commerce in sense that dealt with the buying and selling goods into navigation of waters. Second off, the court concluded its view of “among the several states” which led to instances that may be intermingled within its interior boundaries. As a result, it established the federal government’s superior authority when in conflict with the state. Like in the Obamacare act, states did not have voluntary consent. Before crossing territories or making important decisions, consent or having a license needs to be issued.
The Heart of Atlanta Motel faced a case where the federal government told a Georgia motel that it was not permitted to discriminate against African Americans as well as deny them access to available rooms. It was found within the Supreme Court that federal civil rights legislation prevailed. Congress prohibited racial discrimination within motels catering to