Hughes v. Oklahoma

ELR Citation: ELR 20360
No(s). 77-1439 (U.S. Apr 24, 1979)

Overruling Geer v. Connecticut, its long-standing decision justifying state regulation of wildlife under the doctrine of state ownership, the Supreme Court strikes down as unconstitutional an Oklahoma law banning the export for sale of minnows obtained in the state after finding that the measure vio...