Dawson v. Steager

Decided February 20, 2019. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 17-419 · 586 U.S. 171 · Cited 14 times

By taxing the federal pension benefits of U. S. Marshals Service retiree Dawson, while exempting from taxation the pension benefits of certain state and local law enforcement officers, West Virginia unlawfully discriminates against Mr. Dawson as 4 U. S. C. §111 forbids.

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