American Trucking Associations, Inc. and Usf Holland, Inc. v. Michigan Public Service Commission et al.

Decided June 20, 2005. Stephen Gerald Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 03-1230 · 545 U.S. 429 (2005) · Cited 121 times

Holding

Section 14504 does not pre-empt Michigan’s $100 fee.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Scheiner · 483 U.S. 266 (1987)
• Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Jefferson Lines, Inc. · 514 U.S. 175 (1995)
• Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. · 397 U.S. 137 (1970)
• Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady · 430 U.S. 274 (1977)
• Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Montana · 453 U.S. 609 (1981)
• City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey · 437 U.S. 617 (1978)
• Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality of Ore. · 511 U.S. 93 (1994)
• Baldwin v. G. A. F. Seelig, Inc. · 294 U.S. 511 (1935)
• Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Inc. v. Town of Harrison · 520 U.S. 564 (1997)
• Boston Stock Exchange v. State Tax Commission · 429 U.S. 318 (1977)
• Goldberg v. Sweet · 488 U.S. 252 (1989)
• West Lynn Creamery, Inc. v. Healy · 512 U.S. 186 (1994)
• McGoldrick v. Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. · 309 U.S. 33 (1940)
• Central Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Mealey · 334 U.S. 653 (1948)
• D. H. Holmes Co., Ltd. v. McNamara · 486 U.S. 24 (1988)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne · 575 U.S. 542 (2015)
• United Haulers Ass'n v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority · 550 U.S. 330 (2007)
• Department of Revenue of Kentucky v. Davis · 553 U.S. 328 (2008)
• National Pork Producers Council v. Ross · 598 U.S. 356 (2023)

Official text

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