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Quotation from Wickard v. Filburn by Supreme Court of the United States
“At the beginning Chief Justice Marshall described the Federal commerce power with a breadth never yet exceeded.”
Wickard v. Filburn, Opinion of the Court (Jackson, J.), review of Commerce Clause decisions (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Jackson roots the decision in Gibbons v. Ogden.
Citation: "At the beginning Chief Justice Marshall described the Federal commerce power with a breadth never yet exceeded." — Supreme Court of the United States, Wickard v. Filburn, Opinion of the Court (Jackson, J.), review of Commerce Clause decisions (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id wickard-v-filburn-q2)
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