In South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., et al. (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a state can require sellers with no physical presence…
The Spending Clause of Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to “provide for the common Defence and general…
This significant federalism case (1997) had its origins in a long-standing dispute within the Supreme Court, and then between the Supreme Court and Congress, over the proper meaning…
In United States v. Morrison (2002), the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated the federal Violence against Women Act, which provided a federal civil remedy for…
In United States v. Lopez (1995), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the federal “Gun-Free School Zones Act” was unconstitutional. The Court ruled that…
Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) is the first case involving a constitutional issue ever decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Chisholm, a citizen of South Carolina, brought…
The original U.S. Constitution contained few restrictions on how the states could treat their own citizens. One exception is the Contract Clause—Article I, Section…
In 1962, the States of New Jersey and New York entered into an agreement that dedicated the tolls collected by the Port Authority to…
In Home Building and Loan Association v. Blaisdell (1934), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Minnesota Mortgage Moratorium Act of 1933 over a charge that it was a…
Fletcher v. Peck (1810) was the first time the Supreme Court interpreted the Contract Clause of the Constitution (Article I, Section 10, which prohibits…
Dartmouth College had been granted a charter by the Crown during the colonial period. After independence, the State of New Hampshire created a new…
In Champion v. Ames (1903), the U.S. Supreme Court sustained a federal statute that made it illegal to transport lottery tickets in interstate commerce.…
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