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Who was involved in the case of Gibbons v. Ogden?

two competing owners of steamboat companies
a steamboat owner and the federal government
two steamboat owners who didn’t want to pay federal taxes
two steamboat owners who argued with federal law

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Two competing owners of steamboat companies.

Briefly: Aaron Ogden had a New York-granted monopoly; Thomas Gibbons ran a rival steamboat under a federal license. The Supreme Court (Marshall) ruled federal power to regulate interstate commerce overruled the state monopoly.