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What does the case of Munn v Illinois gave states the right to regulate?
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Munn v. Illinois, 94 US 113 (1877)
The US Supreme Court defined certain private businesses as "private utilities" operating in the public interest, and gave the States the right to regulate the prices they charged their customers. Munn specifically addressed the use of grain elevators, but the Court's decision applied the regulatory rights across a broad spectrum of industries, including railroads, that operated intrastate.
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When and where was baseball player Horatio Munn born?
Horatio Munn was born July 26, 1851, in Newark, NJ, USA.
How does the Constitution of the United States affect business?
Here are some of the "ways" found in the Constitution:-Article 1, section 8 states, "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States".So, basically congress can affect ones business by imposing various taxes on various sales of various products from various businesses. A cigarette business for example probably hates the fact that the Constitution gives permission to congress to impose the heavy sales taxes that are currently in effect.-Amendment 5 states, "…nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."So if for some reason, a business has to have its building seized and demolished due to a highway being built, the government will be responsible to find a new, equally lucrative location for that business, build a new structure, and to provide compensation funds to all the workers on the payroll whom were temporarily unable to work.-Amendment 4 states, "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.So, if a business is successfully making a large sum of money under the table by selling illegal substances (like in "Batman Begins", how the teddy bears sold by the stuffed animal company were really just cover ups for the bad guys to smuggle their drugs), and if the feds cannot prove that the company is involved in illegal activity to yield a "reasonable search", they cannot search through the stuffed animals to confirm a hypothesis. Thus the scandalous business can continue to thrive.There are other ways in which the Constitution of the United States affects businesses.One of the major ways is through the commerce clause (Article 1, Section 8, clause 3).Basically, whenever a product is shipped, sold, or purchased across state lines, it falls under the authority of Congress to regulate said goods.Another way the Constitution affects businesses, albeit indirectly, is through our courts. Courts serve as a way to balance competing interests. Or a better analogy is that courts are the pressure valve on a pipe, designed to keep the pipe from exploding.For example, Munn v. Illinois (1877) was a case involving a local Chicago grain warehouses and a state law requiring maximum rates for grain elevator uses. The grain houses in question conducted their business without acquiring the proper licenses from Cook County and the City of Chicago and as a result were fined. Munn filed suit claiming that the state law violated his business' fourteenth amendment rights.The courts; however, ruled that when a private property serves a public interest or effects the public good, then the government has a right to regulate that private property. This is just one example of how the constitution affects business.
In which Supreme Court decision did the court uphold the right for states to regulate railroads and grain elevators?
munn vs Illinois
What did the supreme court case of Munn v. Illinois give states the right to regulate?
government to set prices over some private businesses.
The Supreme Court case of munn vs Illinois showed what?
Supreme Court case of Munn v Illinois showed that states need to regulate certain businesses
What was the US Supreme Court case Munn v. Illinois about?
Munn v. Illinois, 94 US 113 (1877)The question that the case was concerned with was whether a state could regulate charges for grain elevators. This is expanded - using the idea that a state has the right to regulate commerce within that state - to the fact that if a private utility is used in the public good, it should be regulated by the state, as the state is acting on behalf of the people's interest.Granger laws were legal...Apex...:)
It was created in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Munn v Illinois It set an important precedent in establishing a right for government to regulate private corporations?
the Interstate Commerce Commission
What was the supreme court case that overturned the munn V. Illinois?
The Supreme Court case that overturned Munn v. Illinois was Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railroad Co. v. Illinois (1886). In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that states could not regulate rates for interstate railroad traffic because it violated the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, which grants Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce. This decision limited the ability of states to regulate certain aspects of interstate commerce.
Where did Munn V Illinois occur?
Chicago.
What was the basis for the court case of Munn vs Illinois?
it stated that the state governments have the power to regulate private government.
What is the importance of the Munn vs Illinois case?
Absolutely nothing.
What groups were involved in this case the landmark Supreme Court decision Munn v Illinois?
no the chinese are secretly using them as bombs to destroy the united states
What did the supreme court case of Munn v. Illinois decide?
The Granger laws were legal -Apex
The supreme court case of munn v . Illinois showed that?
Farmers had political power
