Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Oklahoma
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 24, 1979No. 77-1439PublishedCited by 747 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
The question presented for decision is whether Okla. Stat., Tit. 29, § 4-115 (B) (Supp. 1978), violates the Commerce Clause, Art. I, § 8, cl. 3, of the United States Constitution, insofar as it provides that “ [n] o person may transport or ship minnows for sale outside the state which were seined or procured within the waters of this state ...”1
*324Appellant William Hughes holds a Texas license to operate a commercial minnow business near Wichita Falls, Tex. An Oklahoma game ranger arrested him on a charge of violating § 4-115 (B) by transporting from Oklahoma to Wichita Falls a load of natural…
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