regulation of commerce

regulation of commerce
Regulation of interstate and foreign commerce by Congress under Article 1, section 8, clause 3 of the United States Constitution by way of protection, control, and restraint, with appropriate regard for the welfare of those who are immediately concerned and of the public at large. Second Employers' Liability Cases, 223 US 1, 56 L Ed 327, 32 S Ct 169. It is sometimes difficult to define the distinction between that which affects or influences and that which regulates commerce. Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Co. v Husen, 95 US 465, 470, 24 L Ed 527, 530. A plenary power of Congress, complete in itself, as broad as the economic needs of the nation, and subject to no limitations except the prohibitions and limitations of the United States Constitution and the amendments thereto. 15 Am J2d Com § 8.

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