Maryland v. Wirtz
United States Supreme Court
392 U.S. 183 (1968)
Relevant factsFree
Maryland and other states (plaintiffs) sued the Secretary of Labor (defendant) to block enforcement of a federal statute defining state-run hospitals and schools as "enterprises" subject to Congress's Commerce Clause power, requiring those institutions to pay employees the federal minimum wage. The district court rejected the states' arguments that the Commerce Clause did not reach "enterprises" generally or state-run hospitals and schools specifically, and the states appealed.
IssueFree
Whether the scope of the Commerce Clause extends to state-run enterprises such as hospitals and schools.