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struck down on the basis of the Congress passes a law prohibiting cigars made in
supremacy clause. Cuba from being sold in the United States. The
Florida state legislature then passes a law allowing
the sale of Cuban cigars in Florida. If the
constitutionality of the Florida law is challenged in
court, it will most likely be:
unconstitutional under the Garrett was a commercial tour boat operator on
supremacy clause. the northern coast of Kauai, Hawaii. He was
licensed by the state of Hawaii to operate his boat
in Hanalei Bay. The U.S. Department of
Transportation and the U.S. Coast Guard also
granted Garrett an unrestricted license to operate
his boats in Hanalei Bay. Hawaii subsequently
passed a law that banned all commercial use of
Hanalei Bay. The state refused to renew Garrett's
state license and ruled that he was not allowed to
operate his vessel based on his federal licenses.
Garrett sued the state, alleging that the state law
that prohibited him from operating his boat
conflicted with the federal law that authorized him
to do so. The court probably found that the state
law was:
, unconstitutional under the "dormant" The Iowa legislature passed a law banning trucks
commerce clause. 65 feet long or longer from operating on its roads
and highways because big trucks do more damage
to roads than smaller trucks and are involved in
more serious accidents. Prior to the ban,
Consolidated Freightways (CF) had driven big
trucks through Iowa on a regular basis, and these
trucks were legal in other states. Switching to
smaller trucks for trips through Iowa was
inconvenient and costly. CF filed a lawsuit
contending that the statute was unconstitutional.
The United States Supreme Court most likely found
that the Iowa statute was:
No, because the law is an A state legislature passes a statute prohibiting
unconstitutional restriction on free businesses from supporting any political candidate.
speech. If some business owners challenge the
constitutionality of the law in court, will the law be
upheld?
considered criminal. John operates a profitable business selling child
pornography. His enterprise is likely to be: