dormant commerce power
Defined in 1 dictionary — Case Law
Definitions from Case Law
From 27 U.S. 245 - Thompson Willson v. The Black Bird Creek Marsh Company · 1829Most cited · 301 citing opinions
We do not think that the act empowering the Black Bird Creek Marsh Company to place a dam across the creek, can, under all the circumstances of the case, be considered as repugnant to the power to regulate commerce in its dormant state, or as being in conflict with any law passed on the subject.