Today in Supreme Court History: January 30

Southern Pacific Co. v. Gallagher, 306 U.S. 167 (decided January 30, 1939): California’s Use Tax did not violate Dormant Commerce Clause because it applied only to use or storage of property in-state after interstate sale was completed

United States v. Durkee Famous Foods, 306 U.S. 68 (decided January 30, 1939): can’t bring second indictment after statute of limitations has run (first one was quashed)

H.P. Welch Co. v. New Hampshire, 306 U.S. 79 (decided January 30, 1939): New Hampshire statute prohibiting driving for hire more than 12 hours a day was not preempted by federal regulation

Mackay Radio & Telegraph Co. v. Radio Corp. of America, 306 U.S. 86 (decided January 30, 1939): directional antenna is patentable even though it merely rearranges wires in different lengths and directions in accordance with publicly known formula

Gillespie v. Oklahoma, 257 U.S. 501 (decided January 30, 1922): state can’t tax income from lease of protected Indian lands (overruled by Helvering v. Mountain Producers Corp., 1938, insofar as applied to other government-protected lands)