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Is a Federal Medical License Constitutional?

Bill of Health

A potential constitutional basis for federal licensure could hinge on the Commerce Clause in Article I, which grants Congress the power “To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.”. As proof, they cite three cases: the Court’s 2005 ruling in Gonzales v. Marino et al.,

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Logical Contradiction Doctrine:  Buckman for Textualists

Drug & Device Law

387 (2012), immigration case, again rejected obstacle preemption as giving force to “judicially divined legislative purposes” Nothing in the text of federal immigration statutes “indicates that Congress intended enforcement. . . Davidowitz , 312 U.S. Moran , 536 U.S. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. , Dow Agrosciences LLC , 544 U.S.

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