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Why was the Illinois law in Wabash declared unconstitutional?

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Illinois' granger laws were unconstitutional because they attempted to control interstate commerce, which had been deemed as a responsibility of the federal government.

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Illinois Case (Wabash Case) involved a railroad company, Wabash, St. ... The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1886 that Illinois' granger laws were unconstitutional because they attempted to control interstate commerce, which had been deemed a responsibility of the federal government by Gibbons v.
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