"In "Gibbons v. Ogden" (1824), the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously that this power extended to regulation over navigable waterways, which were an important hub of transportation in the early years of the Republic.Although the Supreme Court recognizes Federal control over navigable waterways is absolute, see Phillips Petrol v. Mississippi, 484 US 469,480 (1988), the public interest is not absolute, Dardar v. Lafourche Realty Co., Inc., 55 F.3d 1082 (5th Cir.1995).