United States v. Wrightwood Dairy Co.
| United States v. Wrightwood Dairy Co. | |
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| Argued January 14, 1942 Decided February 2, 1942 | |
| Full case name | United States v. Wrightwood Dairy Co. |
| Citations | 315 U.S. 110 (more) 62 S. Ct. 523; 86 L. Ed. 726; 1942 U.S. LEXIS 1164 |
| Holding | |
| The Commerce Clause allows Congress to regulate the prices of intrastate goods if their sales would otherwise adversely affect a federal interstate price regulation | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Stone, joined by a unanimous court |
| Roberts took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| Commerce Clause; Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 | |
United States v. Wrightwood Dairy Co., 315 U.S. 110 (1942), was a major decision of the US Supreme Court upholding the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 as a valid use of Congress' authority under the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.