The first significant case that tested the Commerce Clause before the Supreme Court was Gibbons v. Ogden in 1824. This case involved a dispute over steamboat navigation rights between New York and New Jersey. The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Marshall, ruled that the federal government had the exclusive power to regulate interstate commerce, thereby broadening the interpretation of the Commerce Clause and reinforcing federal authority over state laws in matters of interstate trade.
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