Gibbons v. Ogden 1824
Could New York grant a monopoly over steamboat traffic between states?
22 U.S. 1 (1824)Federal and state power
- The question
- Could New York grant a monopoly over steamboat traffic between states?
- What the Court held
- No. Navigation between states is commerce that Congress may regulate, and a federal coasting license overrode the state monopoly.
- The vote
- 6–0
- Read the opinion
- 22 U.S. 1 (1824), full text
This page summarizes the Court’s judgment in neutral terms. The opinion, concurrences and dissents are the authority; read them for the reasoning.