LGS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Dormant Commerce Clause, Commerce Clause, Enumerated Powers

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Legal Studies
• Course: LGS 200
• Professor: Apsilah Millsaps

Document Summary

10th amend - state enumerated power/ police powers ---> state grants local gov power full faith and credit clause - if state does one thing, another state must recognize it even if doesn"t obey state laws. Provides stability to citizens to move/ relocate states without losing rights of another state. U. s. constitution explicitly permits congress [t]o regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the indian tribes. this clause, referred to as the commerce clause, Heart of atlanta motel. v. united states - denied blacks renting a room, changed commerce. Clause to regulate motels/ restaurants for interstate business. ( even if it occurs intrastate, if interstate commerce is impacted it is covered by federal gov to regulate under. Dormant commerce clause - if federal government exercised authority in regulating something, state can not exercise authority. **preemption - federal gov law preempts state law when laws conflict ( trumps)