Subsequent history None | End date 1888 | |
Full case name J. S. Kidd v. I. E. Pearson Citations 128 U.S. 1 (more)
9 S. Ct. 6; 32 L. Ed. 346; 1888 U.S. LEXIS 2193 Prior history Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa Majority Lamar, joined by Miller, Field, Bradley, Harlan, Matthews, Gray, Blatchford Ruling court Supreme Court of the United States People also search for Houston East & West Texas Railway Co. v. United States | ||
Kidd v. Pearson, 128 U.S. 1 (1888), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a distinction between manufacturing and commerce meant that an Iowa law that prohibited the manufacture of alcohol (in this case for sale out-of-state) was constitutional as it did not conflict with the power of the US Congress to regulate interstate commerce.
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Background
An Iowa state law made the manufacturing of liquor in Iowa illegal, even though the liquor was being sold out-of-state.
Question before the Supreme Court
Is there a conflict between the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.
Decision of the Court
The court ruled that there was not a conflict between Congress' power to regulate interstate commerce and the state law. Therefore, the law was valid.
References
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