THE 1970S 1969 1979
SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE
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Gideon v. Wainwright, 1863
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Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824
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Gregg v. Georgia, 1976
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Abington v. Schempp, 1963
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Detailed explanation-1: -In this decision, Chief Justice John Marshall’s Court ruled that Congress has the power to “regulate commerce” and that federal law takes precedence over state laws.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ogden, (1824), U.S. Supreme Court case establishing the principle that states cannot, by legislative enactment, interfere with the power of Congress to regulate commerce.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ogden (1824). In this Commerce Clause case, the Supreme Court affirmed Congress’s power to regulate interstate commerce, and held that by virtue of the Supremacy Clause, state laws “must yield” to constitutional acts of Congress.
Detailed explanation-4: -The court decided in this case that the commerce clause allows Congress to regulate not only interstate commerce but also intrastate commerce (commerce within a state) that substantially impacts interstate commerce.