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Hughes v. Oklahoma
Supreme Court of the United States (1979) | 441 U.S. 322; 99 S. Ct. 1727; 60 L. Ed. 2d 250; 1979 U.S. LEXIS 35; 9 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20360; 12 ERC (BNA) 2106
TL;DR: This case does not concern federal or state taxation. It is a seminal Commerce Clause decision holding that a state cannot prohibit the export of its natural resources, in this case minnows, for protectionist purposes.
Legal Significance: The case holds no precedential value for tax law. Its significance lies in overruling Geer v. Connecticut, establishing that state wildlife regulations are subject to the same Commerce Clause scrutiny as regulations of other natural resources.