The Supreme Court ruled in the 1880s that states could not regulate interstate railroad rates.

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This is true. The Supreme Court case was Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. Illinois (1886), and the ruling was based on the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which gives Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce. The decision led to the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1887, which became the first federal regulatory agency.

The Supreme Court Ruled in the 1880s That States Could