From airlines to energy, shipbuilding to railroads, America became a capitalist superpower in the 20th century based on careful market rules. It can do so again. The Washington Monthly is an ...

What Was the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)? The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) formerly regulated the economics and services of specified carriers engaged in transportation between ...

In 1887, Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act, making the railroads the first industry subject to federal regulation. Legislators designed the law, which established a five-member ...

We tend to look past the distinction between the mail and wire fraud statutes, but a recent First Circuit decision reminds us that the distinction can be very important. The mail fraud statute (18 ...

But every state that has legalized weed has also passed laws banning interstate commerce, meaning every cannabis market is restricted to the state. What that means on an operational level is that ...

Is an 18-wheeler still doing “interstate commerce” if it’s empty? The high court may take a whack at solving this Zen head-scratcher. If you purchased a physical object recently, there’s a ...

However, Section 1 carves out "classes of workers engaged in foreign and interstate commerce." Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge, dean of the University of Georgia School of Law. A recent decision by the ...

The Commerce Clause charges Congress with regulating interstate commerce. The Dormant Commerce Clause is derived from this and stands for the legal proposition that since Congress regulates ...