Gibbons v. Ogden : John Marshall, Steamboats, and the Commerce Clause, Hardco...

by Herbert A. Johnson

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Gibbons v. Ogden : John Marshall, Steamboats, and the Commerce Clause, Hardcover by Johnson, Herbert A., ISBN 0700617337, ISBN-13 9780700617333, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US What began as a standoff between competing steamship entrepreneurs ended as one of the Supreme Court's most significant cases. Gibbons v. Ogden in 1824 brought into sharp relief the ongoing tug-of-war for power between individual states and the federal government. By applying the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, the Court set a key precedent for federal authority. But, behind the scenes, the "Steamboat Case" also demonstrated Chief Justice John Marshall's instrumental role as mediator on the bench. Untangling the issues and the arguments in Gibbons, Herbert Johnson reveals the lasting impact of this landmark case on both commerce in the Early Republic and the understanding and growth of federal power during the last 200 years. Johnson brings the case's protagonists—including Marshall and Daniel Webster—vividly to life and deftly illuminates its key aspects: the ambiguity of the Court's judgment; Justice William Johnson's nationalist-oriented concurring opinion; Marshall's avoidance of such key issues as the role of the dormant commerce clause and the relationship of foreign trade, interstate commerce, and diplomatic relations; and Marshall's failure to address patents and state monopolies. Perhaps most significant, the author challenges the traditional view that Gibbons established that the

• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Year: 2010
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780700617333
• Condition: Fine

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