Sherman Minton,
Buck v. California — Opinion of the Court
“ Operation of taxicabs across state lines or international bounaries is so closely related to the local situation that the regulation of all taxicabs operating in the community only indirectly affects those in commerce, and so long as there is no attempt to discriminatorily regulate or directly burden or charge for the privilege of doing business in interstate or foreign commerce, the regulation is valid. ”
Sherman Minton,
Buck v. California — Opinion of the Court
“ Even if appellants were engaged in foreign commerce at the time of their arrest and did not intend to engage in intrastate commerce, the permit was not required because they were engaged in foreign commerce. Under the permit they were free to engage in both intrastate and foreign commerce. The ordinance requires a written application for a permit, a small fee, and compliance with certain standards relating to the service and to the public safety. ”
Sherman Minton,
Buck v. California — Opinion of the Court
“ Generally, it is well settled that the power to regulate foreign commerce is lodged in the Federal Government. U.S.Const., Art. I, § 8. Of course, this does not mean that the states are powerless in all cases to take reasonable measures to protect their legitimate interests. [5] For example, in the absence of conflicting congressional legislation, [6] we assume that San Diego County might require that loads should not exceed a reasonable minimum weight and that, if appellants violated such regulation, the County could properly prohibit them from driving their taxicabs across the County. ”
