American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. v. Scheiner, Secretary, Department of Revenue of Pennsylvania, et al.

Decided June 23, 1987. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 86-357 · 483 U.S. 266 (1987) · Cited 290 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Capitol Greyhound Lines v. Brice · 339 U.S. 542 (1950)
• Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady · 430 U.S. 274 (1977)
• Armco Inc. v. Hardesty · 467 U.S. 638 (1984)
• Nippert v. City of Richmond · 327 U.S. 416 (1946)
• Clark v. Poor · 274 U.S. 554 (1927)
• Aero Mayflower Transit Co. v. Board of Railroad Commissioners · 332 U.S. 495 (1947)
• Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Montana · 453 U.S. 609 (1981)
• Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. O'Connor · 340 U.S. 602 (1951)
• Boston Stock Exchange v. State Tax Commission · 429 U.S. 318 (1977)
• Massachusetts v. United States · 435 U.S. 444 (1978)
• Maryland v. Louisiana · 451 U.S. 725 (1981)
• Evansville-Vanderburgh Airport Authority District v. Delta Airlines, Inc. · 405 U.S. 707 (1972)
• Northwestern States Portland Cement Co. v. Minnesota · 358 U.S. 450 (1959)
• Freeman v. Hewit · 329 U.S. 249 (1946)
• Best & Co. v. Maxwell · 311 U.S. 454 (1940)
• Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Tully · 466 U.S. 388 (1984)
• Hughes v. Oklahoma · 441 U.S. 322 (1979)
• Bacchus Imports, Ltd. v. Dias · 468 U.S. 263 (1984)
• Container Corp. of America v. Franchise Tax Board · 463 U.S. 159 (1983)
• Robbins v. Shelby County Taxing District · 120 U.S. 489 (1887)
• Dean Milk Co. v. City of Madison · 340 U.S. 349 (1951)
• Henneford v. Silas Mason Co. · 300 U.S. 577 (1937)
• Prudential Insurance v. Benjamin · 328 U.S. 408 (1946)
• Geer v. Connecticut · 161 U.S. 519 (1896)
• McLeod v. J. E. Dilworth Co. · 322 U.S. 327 (1944)
• Sprout v. South Bend · 277 U.S. 163 (1928)
• Heisler v. Thomas Colliery Co. · 260 U.S. 245 (1922)
• Interstate Busses Corp. v. Blodgett · 276 U.S. 245 (1928)
• Interstate Transit, Inc. v. Lindsey · 283 U.S. 183 (1931)

Cited by

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

• American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Smith · 496 U.S. 167 (1990)
• Danforth v. Minnesota · 552 U.S. 264 (2008)
• American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. Michigan Public Service Commission · 545 U.S. 429 (2005)
• Goldberg v. Sweet · 488 U.S. 252 (1989)
• Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne · 575 U.S. 542 (2015)
• Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Jefferson Lines, Inc. · 514 U.S. 175 (1995)
• Harper v. Virginia Department of Taxation · 509 U.S. 86 (1993)
• United States v. Sperry Corp. · 493 U.S. 52 (1989)
• Amerada Hess Corp. v. Director, Division of Taxation, New Jersey Department of the Treasury · 490 U.S. 66 (1989)
• Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality of Ore. · 511 U.S. 93 (1994)
• Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v. Hunt · 504 U.S. 334 (1992)
• Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. County of Kent · 510 U.S. 355 (1994)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. · 556 U.S. 502 (2009)
• James B. Beam Distilling Co. v. Georgia · 501 U.S. 529 (1991)
• McKesson Corp. v. Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Fla. Dept. of Business Regulation · 496 U.S. 18 (1990)
• Wyoming v. Oklahoma · 502 U.S. 437 (1992)
• West Lynn Creamery, Inc. v. Healy · 512 U.S. 186 (1994)
• Associated Industries of Mo. v. Lohman · 511 U.S. 641 (1994)
• Trinova Corp. v. Michigan Department of Treasury · 498 U.S. 358 (1991)

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