The Supreme Court in Hughes v. Oklahoma held that states have compelling interests in protecting natural resources and these interests supersede the Commerce Clause.

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In Hughes v. Oklahoma, the Supreme Court ruled that Oklahoma's law prohibiting the interstate shipment of minnows out of the state interfered with interstate commerce and was thus invalid under the Commerce Clause, indicating that state interests in conserving natural resources do not automatically supersede the Commerce Clause.

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