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Constitutional Law Keyed to Choper
Kidd v. Pearson
Citation:
128 U.S. 1 (1888)Facts
John Kidd owned and operated a distillery in Iowa where he manufactured alcohol. Although a small portion of his product was sold within Iowa, the vast majority (approximately 95%) was packaged and shipped to customers in other states. In 1888, Iowa had enacted a prohibition law that banned the manufacture of intoxicating liquors within the state, regardless of whether they were intended for sale within Iowa or export to other states. State officials, including defendant Pearson, sought to enforce this law against Kidd’s distillery. Kidd challenged the constitutionality of the Iowa law, arguing that it violated the Commerce Clause by regulating interstate commerce, which he claimed was exclusively within federal jurisdiction.
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