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Hughes v. Oklahoma | |
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Argued January 9, 1979 Decided April 24, 1979 | |
Full case name | William Hughes v. Oklahoma |
Citations | 441 U.S. 322 (more) 99 S. Ct. 1727; 60 L. Ed. 2d 250; 1979 U.S. LEXIS 35 |
Case history | |
Prior | Appeal from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma |
Holding | |
The Congress may enact legislation governing wildlife on federal lands. When conflicting state law exists, the supremacy clause ensures that federal legislation will prevail. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Brennan, joined by Stewart, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell, Stevens |
Dissent | Rehnquist, joined by Burger |
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings | |
Geer v. Connecticut (1896) |
Hughes v. Oklahoma, 441 U.S. 322 (1979), was a United States Supreme Court decision, which held that the United States Congress may enact legislation governing wildlife on federal lands.