Gibbons Vs. Ogden 1824-1826

A Summary Appellant= Thomas Gibbons APPELLEE= Aaron Ogden Aaron Ogden was given exclusive rights from New York to run his steamboats on a route that led from New Jersey to New York. Another steamboat owner, Thomas Gibbons, was on that same path and told that he wasn’t allowed due to the exclusive rights for Ogden. He argued that under the 1793 Act of Congress, (regulated interstate commerce) he was indeed allowed to run his boats along the route.

Constitutional Issue For the first time, the Commerce Clause was interpreted by congress. The Clause: “the right of Congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.” How it was Interpreted: “commerce” included the navigation between states, “among” meant intermingles with, and it isn’t limited to just the states boundaries, but also any commerce within the interior of the states.

President… James Monroe

It was a unanimous vote in favor of Gibbons. (6-0) Decision Time It was a unanimous vote in favor of Gibbons. (6-0)

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Sources https://www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1850/22us1 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/landmark_gibbons.html https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/commerce_clause