A detailed, field-by-field look at how due process and equal protection shape rate regulation in interstate commerce.
This edition analyzes how courts have treated state and federal power over transportation, pricing, and contracts.
The book presents a structured argument about constitutional limits on rate-making, with careful discussion of principles, tests, and notable cases. It frames the subject by tracing the distribution of governmental powers and the constraints that protect property and liberty while allowing regulation where it serves the public interest.
- Clear explanations of how due process, equal protection, and the law of the land interact with rate regulation.
- Guidance on how courts assess reasonableness, just compensation, and the transfer of regulatory power between branches of government.
- Context for evaluating local versus interstate rates and the implications for transportation policy.
- Practical insights into how these legal principles apply to real-world regulatory decisions.
Ideal for students, lawyers, judges, and policymakers working with constitutional law, administrative regulation, or transportation policy.