Arizona Train Limits Case Study
Facts: The Arizona Train Limit Law of 1912 prohibited trains that could carry fourteen passengers or had more than seventy freight cars as a safety measure. Then Southern Pacific Company said that this law violated the Commerce Clause.
Statute: Arizona Train Limit Law
Constitutional Provision: Commerce Clause
Legal Question: Does the Arizona Train Limit Law violate the Commerce Clause?
Legal Reasoning (J. Stone):
• States don’t have the authority to substantially inhibit the flow of commerce and where the need for national uniformity in laws. o These laws demand that the regulation be done at the national level.
• This case lies between two issues of needing national regulation and needing a local police force. o This cases calls for a
Statute: Arizona Train Limit Law
Constitutional Provision: Commerce Clause
Legal Question: Does the Arizona Train Limit Law violate the Commerce Clause?
Legal Reasoning (J. Stone):
• States don’t have the authority to substantially inhibit the flow of commerce and where the need for national uniformity in laws. o These laws demand that the regulation be done at the national level.
• This case lies between two issues of needing national regulation and needing a local police force. o This cases calls for a