Hughes v. Oklahoma

Hughes v. Oklahoma
Argued January 9, 1979
Decided April 24, 1979
Full case nameWilliam Hughes v. Oklahoma
Citations441 U.S. 322 (more)
99 S. Ct. 1727; 60 L. Ed. 2d 250; 1979 U.S. LEXIS 35
Case history
PriorAppeal 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
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell Jr.
William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinions
MajorityBrennan, joined by Stewart, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell, Stevens
DissentRehnquist, 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.