McCulloch v Maryland: Implied Powers
Several cases built on McCulloch's framework. In Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), Marshall broadly interpreted Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce, allowing federal steamboat licensing to override New York's monopoly. In United States v. Darby (1941), the Court upheld federal minimum wage laws under the Commerce Clause, explicitly rejecting the Tenth Amendment as a limit on federal power. In Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964), the Court used the Commerce Clause to uphold the Civil Rights Act's ban on discrimination in hotels and restaurants. Conversely, in United States v. Lopez (1995) and United States v. Morrison (2000), the Court limited federal power, ruling that Congress exceeded its Commerce Clause authority. McCulloch remains the test: is the law rationally related to an enumerated power?
McCulloch v Maryland: Implied Powers
Several cases built on McCulloch's framework. In Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), Marshall broadly interpreted Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce, allowing federal steamboat licensing to override New York's monopoly. In United States v. Darby (1941), the Court upheld federal minimum wage laws under the Commerce Clause, explicitly rejecting the Tenth Amendment as a limit on federal power. In Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964), the Court used the Commerce Clause to uphold the Civil Rights Act's ban on discrimination in hotels and restaurants. Conversely, in United States v. Lopez (1995) and United States v. Morrison (2000), the Court limited federal power, ruling that Congress exceeded its Commerce Clause authority. McCulloch remains the test: is the law rationally related to an enumerated power?
McCulloch v Maryland: Implied Powers
Several cases built on McCulloch's framework. In Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), Marshall broadly interpreted Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce, allowing federal steamboat licensing to override New York's monopoly. In United States v. Darby (1941), the Court upheld federal minimum wage laws under the Commerce Clause, explicitly rejecting the Tenth Amendment as a limit on federal power. In Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964), the Court used the Commerce Clause to uphold the Civil Rights Act's ban on discrimination in hotels and restaurants. Conversely, in United States v. Lopez (1995) and United States v. Morrison (2000), the Court limited federal power, ruling that Congress exceeded its Commerce Clause authority. McCulloch remains the test: is the law rationally related to an enumerated power?