Carter v. Carter Coal Company | |
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Argued March 11, 1936 Decided May 18, 1936 | |
Full case name | Carter v. Carter Coal Company |
Citations | 298 U.S. 238 (more) 56 S. Ct. 855; 80 L. Ed. 1160; 1936 U.S. LEXIS 950 |
Holding | |
The Coal Conservation Act is not within Congress' power under the Commerce Clause. Just because a commodity will, in the future, be sold in interstate commerce does not give Congress the right to regulate it before the event occurs. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Sutherland, joined by Van Devanter, McReynolds, Butler, Roberts |
Concur/dissent | Hughes |
Concur/dissent | Cardozo, joined by Brandeis, Stone |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cl. 3, U.S. Const. amend. X |
Carter v. Carter Coal Company, 298 U.S. 238 (1936), is a United States Supreme Court decision interpreting the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, which permits the United States Congress to "regulate Commerce... among the several States."[1] Specifically, it analyzes the extent of Congress' power, according to the Commerce Clause, looking at whether or not they have the right to regulate manufacturing.