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Gibbons vs. Ogden

In 1824, a New York state law gave two individuals the exclusive rights to operate steamboats on waters within the state's jurisdiction. Consequently, laws like this one were duplicated in other states, leading to conflict, as some states would require out-of-state boats, licensed by the federal government, to pay additional fees for navigation privileges in the state's waters. In this case, a steamboat owner who did business between New York and New Jersey challenged a New Yorklaw that forced him to obtain an operating permit from the State of New York tonavigate on its waters. The Supreme Court found that New York

s licensing requirement for out-of-state operators was inconsistent with a congressional act regulating the coasting trade. John Marshall reasoned that the New York law was invalid and thus reasoned by developing a clear definition of the word commerce, which included navigation on interstate waterways. He concluded that the regulationsof navigation by steamboat operators and other people for purposes of conducting interstate commerce was a power reserved to and exercised by Congress. This case was therefore, an important precedent for future conflicts regarding interstate commerce in the United States and also making Congress have the power to regulate it.

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