States 234 U.S. 342), involved the lowering of intrastate railroad rates aimed at encouraging trade between Texans, at the expense of businesses in Shreveport, Louisiana. The court held that the discriminatory actions of the Texas Railroad Commission could be overruled by standards set by the Interstate Commerce Commission, an agency created by Congress. The decision further exerted the supremacy of the national government. The Supreme Court revisited its pro-cooperative federalism stance with its decision in the Stafford v Wallace 258 U.S. 495 case, involving the monopolizing tactics of five meat packers, advanced the idea that Congress could create laws to prevent companies from taking advantage of consumers. The only issue at hand is whether or not the livestock grown entirely in one state becomes interstate when it is shipped out. The court ruled that it was interstate commerce. Here we see that the Supreme Court has ruled again according to the correct interpretation of the Constitution. The effects of the Great Depression and President Roosevelt’s influence on the Supreme Court, created a new ideology on the court as it related to what areas of commerce were under federal jurisdiction. The National Labor Relations Board v Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp., 301 U.S. 1, introduced the test that held all commercial activities that had a substantial impact on interstate commerce were under federal jurisdiction. The court ruled that unfair labor practices by the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation could be remedied by the provisions of the NLRB created by Congress. United States v Darby, 312 U.S. 100, directly contradicted Hammer v Daggenhart and stated that the power of Congress is ,”Complete in itself, may be exercised to its utmost extent and… that power can neither be enlarged nor diminished by the exercise or non-exercise of state power.”(Ducat,pp.331) This decision also set the minimum wage. Both of these de...
