In the case of C.A. Weed & Company v. Lockwood, 1920, the U.S Supreme Court dealt with a dispute over whether or not federal courts had jurisdiction to enjoin state officials from enforcing an allegedly unconstitutional state law before any action was taken under that law. The plaintiff, C.A. Weed & Co., sought to prevent enforcement of a New York State statute regulating cold storage of food products on grounds it violated their rights under the Fourteenth Amendment and interfered with interstate commerce. The court held that federal courts did have such jurisdiction but only if irreparable injury would result from waiting for state proceedings to occur first - something which wasn't demonstrated in this case by C.A. Weed & Co.. Therefore, they ruled against them stating that there must be no adequate remedy at law available and immediate danger must exist warranting issuance of injunction in order for Federal Courts to interfere with actions of administrative officers.

The dissenting opinion in the case of C.A. Weed & Company v. Lockwood argued that the majority's decision to uphold a tax on foreign corporations doing business within New York State was unconstitutional, as it violated the Commerce Clause and Due Process Clause of the U.S Constitution. The dissent contended that this tax unfairly burdened interstate commerce by imposing an additional cost on out-of-state businesses not faced by their in-state counterparts, thereby creating an unfair advantage for local companies. Additionally, they believed that due process rights were infringed upon because foreign corporations were being taxed without receiving any corresponding benefits or protections from New York State government services or infrastructure - essentially taxation without representation or benefit.