Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. Illinois
| Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company v. Illinois | |
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| Argued April 14–15, 1886 Decided October 25, 1886 | |
| Full case name | Wabash, St. L. & P. Ry. Co. v. People of State of Illinois |
| Citations | 118 U.S. 557 (more) 7 S. Ct. 4; 30 L. Ed. 244 |
| Holding | |
| The Court held that Illinois had violated the Commerce Clause by placing a direct burden on interstate commerce. Under the Commerce Clause only Congress had the power to do so and states could only place indirect burdens on commerce. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Miller, joined by Field, Harlan, Woods, Matthews, Blatchford |
| Dissent | Bradley, joined by Waite, Gray |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings | |
| Munn v. Illinois (1877) | |
Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company v. Illinois, 118 U.S. 557 (1886), also known as the Wabash Case, was a Supreme Court decision that severely limited the rights of states to control or impede interstate commerce. It led to the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission.