Morey v. Doud
Morey v. Doud, 354 U.S. 457 (1957), was a Supreme Court case concerning Doud and associates who distributed 'Bondified' money orders in Illinois through agents such as pharmacies and grocery outlets. Illinois legislation mandated that all sellers of money orders obtain a license and adhere to state regulations, but it specifically exempted the American Express Company from these requirements.
Anticipating legal action, Doud and his partners contested the statute as unconstitutional. The Supreme Court determined that the exclusive exemption granted to American Express breached the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
This ruling was subsequently overturned by City of New Orleans v. Dukes in 1976.