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Dormant Commerce Clause

Defined in 2 lectures. Each definition is in that lecture's terms.

Definitions are written by AI from each lecture’s transcript. The time opens the lecture where the lecturer explains it.

  • The judicial doctrine that the Commerce Clause implicitly restricts states from passing legislation that discriminates against or unduly burdens interstate commerce, even in the absence of federal legislation.
    3:06Whose Constitution Do We Actually Live In?Akhil Reed Amar · Yale University
  • A constitutional doctrine that implies a restriction on states' authority to pass laws that unduly burden or discriminate against interstate commerce.
    7:47Reading Between the Lines, Part 2Akhil Reed Amar · Yale University