S02, E10: Commerce Clause 1: Mudflaps and Interstate Commerce

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2019

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politics, government, documents, House, Senate, Congress, President, POTUS, SCOTUS, courts, cases, law, rules

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This episode, part 1 of 3, introduces the listeners to the Commerce Clause, including when and why it was included in the Constitution, what it regulates and its importance to the oversight of commercial intercourse in the United States. It also discusses the case of Bibb versus Navajo Freight Lines which challenged Illinois’ right to control the types of mud flaps that truckers could use when driving through the state.

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American Politics

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S02, E10: Commerce Clause 1: Mudflaps and Interstate Commerce

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