Question

1) What is the important legal contribution of each court decisions (see below, see 2)? What impact did these court decisions have on society and life/business in the United States?  

2) Which did you find the most interesting?

1824 Gibbons v. Ogden

1942 Wickard v. Filburn

1964 Katzenbach v. McClung

2000 United States v. Morrison

2012 National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius

Answer 1

1824 Gibbons v. Ogden = This decision provided the guideline that state doe snot have any authority to pass the legislation that can overrule the power of Congress to control interstate commerce. This decision resulted in the confirmation of the Congress power to regulate both interstate and international commerce decisions

1942 Wickard v. Filburn= This decision provided the judgment that the Congress has the power of controlling the price of wheat in the country as if Fulburn is provided the right to control the activity of managing the price of wheat, it will have its impact on the national wheat market. The effect of this decision is that now Congress can regulate the price of the wheat and thus ensuring the right price of wheat and avoiding the price manipulation

1964 Katzenbach v. McClung = This is the case in which the court confirms the authority that the Federal government or the Congress has the power to implement the Civil Rights Act in private organization. This decision is important as it helped in avoiding racial discrimination even in private organizations.

2000 United States v. Morrison = This decision invalided the section of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994 that ensures that the gender-specific violence case can be heard in the federal courts.

2012 National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius = In this case, the Supreme Court held that Congress has the tax authority over the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act. The importance of this decision is that now Congres can implement tax regulation of ACA.

The most important cause for me is Katzenbach v. McClung as this case made the provision that Congress can now also supervise the incidences of racial discrimination in private firms.