Gibbons v. Ogden · ¶54

It has been said, that the. act of August 7, 1789, acknowledges a concurrent power in the States to. regulate the conduct of pilots, arid hence is inferred an admission of their concurrent right with Congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and amongst the States. But this infer-, ence is not, we think, justified by the fact.

U. S. Reports, bound volume
U. S. Reports, volume 22, at 1 (Library of Congress) · transcription: Caselaw Access Project
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