Champion v. Ames

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Champion v. Ames
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued February 27–28, 1901 Reargued October 16–17, 1901 Reargued December 15–16, 1902 Decided February 23, 1903
Full case name	Charles F. Champion v. John C. Ames, United States Marshal
Citations	188 U.S. 321 (more) 23 S. Ct. 321; 47 L. Ed. 492; 1903 U.S. LEXIS 1283
Case history
Prior	Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois
Holding
Trafficking lottery tickets constitutes interstate commerce that can be regulated by the U.S. Congress under the Commerce Clause.
Court membership
Chief Justice Melville Fuller Associate Justices John M. Harlan · David J. Brewer Henry B. Brown · Edward D. White Rufus W. Peckham · Joseph McKenna Oliver W. Holmes Jr.
Case opinions
Majority	Harlan, joined by Brown, White, McKenna, Holmes
Dissent	Fuller, joined by Brewer, Shiras, Peckham

Champion v. Ames, 188 U.S. 321 (1903), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court which held that trafficking lottery tickets constituted interstate commerce that could be regulated by the U.S. Congress under the Commerce Clause.