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Paul v. Virginia

Paul v. Virginia is an 1869 US Supreme Court decision holding that insurance is not commerce and is therefore not subject to regulation by the federal government.

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Paul v. Virginia

Paul v. Virginia is an 1869 US Supreme Court decision holding that insurance is not commerce and is therefore not subject to regulation by the federal government.

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The ruling was overturned in 1944 by another Supreme Court decision, United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Ass'n, 322 U.S. 533, 64 S. Ct. 1162, 88 L. Ed. 1440 (1944). [75 U.S. 168, 19 L. Ed. 357, 8 Wall. 168 (1869)]