Gibbons V. Ogden: the Courtroom Drama that Redefined America
Words: 289 1405Picture this: the early 1800s, the steamboat's the hottest new thing in town, and America's trying to figure out just how this whole "united states" concept is supposed to work. Enter Gibbons v. Ogden, a courtroom showdown that's about way more than just a couple of guys arguing over who gets to ferry people across the river. Thomas Gibbons, our guy with a federal license, is butting heads with Aaron Ogden, who's sitting pretty with a monopoly granted by New […]