Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. Illinois
1886 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company v. Illinois, 118 U.S. 557 (1886), also known as the Wabash Case, was a Supreme Court decision that severely limited the rights of states to control or impede interstate commerce. It led to the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Quick Facts Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company v. Illinois, Argued April 14–15, 1886 Decided October 25, 1886 ...
Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company v. Illinois | |
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Argued April 14–15, 1886 Decided October 25, 1886 | |
Full case name | Wabash, St. L. & P. Ry. Co. v. People of State of Illinois |
Citations | 118 U.S. 557 (more) 7 S. Ct. 4; 30 L. Ed. 244 |
Holding | |
The Court held that Illinois had violated the Commerce Clause by placing a direct burden on interstate commerce. Under the Commerce Clause only Congress had the power to do so and states could only place indirect burdens on commerce. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Miller, joined by Field, Harlan, Woods, Matthews, Blatchford |
Dissent | Bradley, joined by Waite, Gray |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings | |
Munn v. Illinois (1877) |
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