16mm Filmography
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Gibbons Vs. Ogden (1824)

Re-enacts a case tried before the Supreme Court in 1824 which decided whether the authority to regulate commerce lies with the states or Congress. Explains that a suit was brought against Gibbons for unlawfully operating a steamship between New Jersey and New York, although he had a Federal license to operate in all coastal waters. Records Chief Justice Marshall's interpretation of the Constitution, to give the Federal Government the duty to determine the rules of commerce.

More in Equal Justice Under Law Series

  1. Gibbons V Ogden 1977
  2. Gibbons Vs. Ogden (1824) 1977
  3. Marbury Vs. Madison (1803) 1977
  4. Mcculloch Vs. Maryland (1819) 1977
  5. United States V Aaron Burr 1977
  6. United States Vs. Aaron Burr (1807) 1977

Related films

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, description, catalog record

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