Cooley

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Cooley was a party in the landmark 1852 U.S. Supreme Court case Cooley v. Board of Wardens, which helped define the scope of state versus federal power over commerce.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf litigant
party to a court case
caseCharacterization landmark U.S. Supreme Court case
caseCitation 53 U.S. (12 How.) 299
caseDecidedBy Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED
caseDecisionYear 1852
caseInvolves Pennsylvania pilotage law
state regulation of harbor pilotage
caseName Cooley v. Board of Wardens NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
federalProvisionInvolved Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance established the Cooley doctrine on local versus national subjects of commerce
helped define when states may regulate aspects of interstate and foreign commerce
jurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
legalIssue division of authority between state and federal governments
scope of state power over interstate commerce
opposedParty Board of Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia NERFINISHED
partyIn Cooley v. Board of Wardens NERFINISHED
relatedAreaOfLaw commerce clause jurisprudence
constitutional law
relatedDoctrine Dormant Commerce Clause NERFINISHED
roleInCase plaintiff in error
stateInvolved Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
timePeriod 19th century

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