Gibbons v. Ogden
Who defended Thomas Gibbons?
Daniel Webster and US Attorney General William Wirt
What did Gibbons have compared to what Ogden had?
Gibbons had a federal permit to transport people on/across the Hudson River while Ogden had a state permit to do the same.
Who sued who and why?
Gibbons sued Ogden because Ogden was monopolizing the river transport
Who did the Supreme Court side with and who was the Chief Justice at the time?
The Supreme Court and Chief Justice John Marshall sided with Thomas Gibbons who had the federal license.
What two things did the Supreme Court uphold?
1. The Supreme Court held that the power to regulate interstate commerce granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the US encompassed the power to regulate navigational commerce. 2. It asserted the dominance of national statutes over state statutes - Supremacy of national laws
When was this case?
1824
What did the Supreme Court's decision regarding the Commerce Clause do?
It established the commerce clause as a key mechanism for the expansion of federal power
Where was the area of dispute?
The Hudson River in New York and New Jersey
What did the Supreme Court strike down?
They struck down a New York law granting a monopoly to Ogden for steamboat passenger service across the Hudson River to New Jersey
Who defended Aaron Ogden?
Thomas Emmet and Thomas Oakly