▁U . S . ▁ 4 2 9 ▁( 1 9 6 8 ), ▁was ▁a ▁case ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁invalid ated ▁an ▁Oregon ▁stat ute ▁for ▁un const itution ally ▁intr ud ing ▁into ▁the ▁federal ▁real m ▁of ▁foreign ▁affairs ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁stat ute ▁did ▁not ▁conflict ▁with ▁any ▁federal ▁treat y ▁or ▁stat ute . ▁ ▁Introduction ▁ ▁An ▁Oregon ▁resident ▁died ▁and ▁their ▁only ▁he irs ▁were ▁residents ▁of ▁East ▁Germany . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁he irs ▁tried ▁to ▁claim ▁their ▁inheritance , ▁the ▁Stand ▁Land ▁Board ▁attempted ▁to ▁es che at ▁the ▁funds ▁because ▁East ▁Germany ▁would ▁not ▁allow ▁the ▁inheritance ▁if ▁the ▁countries ▁involved ▁were ▁revers ed . ▁ ▁Fact s ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁ ▁The ▁Oregon ▁law ▁at ▁issue ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁provided ▁that ▁a ▁non res ident ▁al ien ▁could ▁not ▁inherit ▁property ▁from ▁an ▁Oregon ▁de ced ent ▁unless : ▁ 1 ) ▁the ▁al ien ' s ▁government ▁granted ▁Americans ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁inherit ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁terms ▁as ▁its ▁own ▁citizens , ▁ 2 ) ▁the ▁al ien ' s ▁government ▁gave ▁Americans ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁receive ▁payment ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁from ▁foreign ▁funds , ▁and ▁ 3 ) ▁the ▁al ien ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁receive ▁" the ▁benefit , ▁use ▁or ▁control " ▁of ▁the ▁Oregon ▁be quest ▁" without ▁conf is cation " ▁by ▁the ▁al ien ' s ▁government . ▁ ▁Dec ision ▁ ▁The ▁court ▁found ▁the ▁law