Today in Supreme Court History: January 5

United States v. Di Re, 332 U.S. 581 (decided January 5, 1948): warrant needed to arrest and search passenger in car driven by possessor of counterfeit gas ration coupons (counterfeit coupons found on defendant’s person during station search should have been suppressed)

O’Gorman & Young, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 282 U.S. 251 (decided January 5, 1931): upholding New Jersey statute requiring insurance agents not be paid above prevailing rates, as valid use of police power (“The business of insurance is so far affected with a public interest that the state may regulate the rates”); 5 - 4 decision, with the “Four Horsemen” dissenting (though they weren’t called that yet)

Sealfon v. United States, 332 U.S. 575 (decided January 5, 1948): acquittal as to conspiracy to present false invoices to ration board acted as res judicata barring trial as to abetting the publishing of the false invoices