essentially local
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 341 U.S. 329 - Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Michigan Public Service Commission · 1951Most cited · 219 citing opinions
commerce
The sale and distribution of gas to local consumers made by one engaged in interstate commerce is 'essentially local' in aspect and is subject to state regulation without infringement of the Commerce Clause of the Federal Constitution, article 1, § 8, cl.
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How often courts cite the case defining “essentially local”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “essentially local” — 219 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.