Anti-Okie Law

Anti-Okie Law
A California statute which prohibited anyone from assisting non-resident indigent persons to enter the state. The statute was held unconstitutional as imposing an unconstitutional burden upon interstate commerce. Edwards v People of State of California, 314 US 160, 86 L Ed 119, 62 S Ct 164.

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