Tennessee: licensure law for online auctioneers declared unconstitutional
Date postedApril 20, 2022
A US District Court judge has ruled that Tennessee's law requiring all auctioneers, including online auctioneers, to be licensed is unconstitutional, imposing an excessive burden on interstate commerce and violating the commerce clause of the US Constitution. The commerce clause gives Congress the power to regulate commerce among the states and has been interpreted as prohibiting states from passing legislation that burdens interstate commerce.