Carter v. Carter Coal Co.

Carter v. Carter Coal Company
Argued March 11, 1936
Decided May 18, 1936
Full case nameCarter v. Carter Coal Company
Citations298 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
Chief Justice
Charles E. Hughes
Associate Justices
Willis Van Devanter · James C. McReynolds
Louis Brandeis · George Sutherland
Pierce Butler · Harlan F. Stone
Owen Roberts · Benjamin N. Cardozo
Case opinions
MajoritySutherland, joined by Van Devanter, McReynolds, Butler, Roberts
Concur/dissentHughes
Concur/dissentCardozo, 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.

  1. ^ Carter v. Carter Coal Co., 298 U.S. 238 (1936). Public domain This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.