What Was the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)? The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) formerly regulated the economics and services of specified carriers engaged in transportation between states ...

In 1887, Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act, making the railroads the first industry subject to federal regulation. Legislators designed the law, which established a five-member enforcement ...

The Harvard Law Review publishes articles by professors, judges, and practitioners and solicits reviews of important recent books from recognized experts. Each issue also contains pieces by student ...

The Supreme Court for the third* time in recent months upheld the Transportation Act, generally known as the Esch-Cummins Railroad Law. The provision of the act in question was the so-called ...

Segregation of Negro interstate railroad and bus passengers must be ended, effective Jan. 10, the Interstate Commerce Commission ruled last week. From that day forth, Negroes who pay for the same ...

From cramped seats to captive shippers to stranded cities, re-regulating airlines, rail, and trucking could revive America’s heartland. Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media ...