dormant-commerce-clause

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25-766 Justyna Jensen v. Maryland Cannabis Administration, et al. Fourth Circuit 2025-12-30 Denied Response Waived business-licensing dormant-commerce-clause equal-protection nonresident-discrimination pell-grant-eligibility state-university Whether a state statute discriminates against nonresidents in violation of the dormant Commerce Clause if it confers eligibility for a business licens…
25A740 BNSF Railway Company v. Tanner Lynn Minnesota 2025-12-23 Application dormant-commerce-clause due-process interstate-commerce personal-jurisdiction service-of-process state-registration This application does not contain a "Question(s) Presented" section in the traditional sense. The document is an Application for an Extension of Time …
25A593 Chicago Wine Company, et al. v. Mike Braun, Governor of Indiana, et al. Seventh Circuit 2025-11-19 Application alcohol-regulation dormant-commerce-clause interstate-commerce physical-presence three-tier-system twenty-first-amendment 1. This case presents important and recurring questions about the intersection of the dormant Commerce Clause and Section 2 of the Twenty-first Amendm…
25-543 Thomas John Styczinski, et al. v. Grace Arnold, in Her Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce Eighth Circuit 2025-11-04 Denied Response Waived article-three constitutional-avoidance dormant-commerce-clause extraterritorial-regulation judicial-power state-law 1. Whether a federal court exceeds its "judicial power" under Article III and Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood when the federal court unilaterally imposes…
25-173 Elizabeth Flynt v. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California, et al. Ninth Circuit 2025-08-13 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) constitutional-law dormant-commerce-clause economic-regulation interstate-commerce market-discrimination state-law Whether a state law that discriminates against firms engaged in interstate commerce by forcing firms to choose between being part of the enacting stat…
24A802 Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London v. Jean H. Toal, in Her Capacity as Acting Circuit Court Judge, et al. South Carolina 2025-02-19 Presumed Complete dormant-commerce-clause due-process foreign-corporation minimum-contacts personal-jurisdiction receivership Question not identified.
24-728 Iowa Pork Producers Association v. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California, et al. Ninth Circuit 2025-01-10 Denied Amici (3)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (8) circuit-split dormant-commerce-clause fractured-opinion interstate-commerce judicial-interpretation pike-balancing-test 1. Whether a party alleging that Proposition 12 discriminates against interstate commerce, both directly and under Pike v. Bruce Church (among many ot…
24A400 Iowa Pork Producers Association v. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California, et al. Ninth Circuit 2024-10-24 Presumed Complete agricultural-regulation ballot-measure dormant-commerce-clause interstate-commerce ninth-circuit state-law Question not identified.
24-333 The Walt Disney Company v. New York Tax Appeals Tribunal, et al. New York 2024-09-24 Denied Amici (1) corporate-affiliates dormant-commerce-clause interstate-commerce royalty-income state-jurisdiction tax-discrimination Whether a state tax law that on its face treats royalty income derived from corporate affiliates less favorably if the affiliates do not subject thems…
24A52 The Walt Disney Company v. New York Tax Appeals Tribunal, et al. New York 2024-07-16 Presumed Complete dormant-commerce-clause facial-discrimination interstate-commerce royalty-income state-taxation strict-scrutiny Question not identified.
23-787 Sierra Nevada Transportation, Inc. v. Nevada Transportation Authority Ninth Circuit 2024-01-22 Denied Response Waived 42-U.S.C.-1983 42-U.S.C.-1985 dormant-Commerce-Clause federal-licensing federal-preemption interstate-commerce public-necessity state-regulation transportation-services Does a federally-licensed limousine company state a valid claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 against state regulators for violating the…
23-725 Eric Friedlander, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, et al. v. Phillip Truesdell, et al. Sixth Circuit 2024-01-04 Denied Response Waived buck-v-kuykendall certificate-of-need constitutional-interpretation dormant-commerce-clause ground-ambulance-services healthcare healthcare-regulation judicial-precedent sixth-circuit stage-lines (1) Whether the modern case law approach controls a court's analysis of the dormant Commerce Clause and repudiates the holding in Buck v. Kuykendall, …
23-233 Antero Resources Corporation v. Matthew R. Irby, West Virginia Tax Commissioner, et al. West Virginia 2023-09-13 Denied Response Waived dormant-commerce-clause in-state-sellers interstate-commerce natural-gas out-of-state-sellers post-production-expenses property-tax tax-assessment For the tax assessments at issue in these appeals, West Virginia did not allow owners of natural gas wells to deduct their actual post-production expe…
23-171 Chris Quinn, et al. v. Washington, et al. Washington 2023-08-23 Denied Amici (2)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (4) commerce-clause constitutional-limits dormant-commerce-clause due-process excise-tax extraterritorial-taxation federalism interstate-commerce property-rights state-taxation Whether the Constitution permits a state to tax out-of-state transactions involving only out-of-state property.
22-1083 Kent Chandler, in His Official Capacity as Chairman and Commissioner of Kentucky Public Service Commission, et al. v. Foresight Coal Sales, LLC Sixth Circuit 2023-05-08 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) coal-severance-tax discrimination dormant-commerce-clause economic-discrimination interstate-commerce state-regulation utility-costs utility-regulation The dormant Commerce Clause is meant to prevent economic isolation among the States. But just how far does that go? The Sixth Circuit held that a Ken…
22-472 Association des Éleveurs de Cananards et D'oies du Quebéc, et al. v. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California Ninth Circuit 2022-11-18 Denied Amici (5)Relisted (2) dormant-commerce-clause federal-preemption impossibility-preemption ingredient-preemption ingredient-requirements poultry-products poultry-products-inspection-act state-regulation usda-approval usda-regulation All poultry products — from chicken tenders to foie gras — must pass federal inspection for sale in commerce under the Poultry Products Inspection Act…
22-182 Flom Disposal, Inc. v. Goodhue County, Minnesota, et al. Eighth Circuit 2022-08-29 Denied Response Waived antidiscrimination-doctrine competition competition 22-181" competition-doctrine constitutional-claims discrimination dormant-commerce-clause government-defendants incineration inter-circuit-conflict interstate-commerce judicial-review landfill mootness-doctrine voluntary-cessation waste-disposal Whether under the voluntary cessation exception to Are disposing of garbage by depositing it in a landfill and disposing of garbage—the same garbage from the same sources—by incinerating it, competitor…
21-1262 TitleMax of Delaware, Inc., dba TitleMax, et al. v. Richard Vague, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities Third Circuit 2022-03-17 Denied Amici (2)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) brick-and-mortar-stores conflict-with-scotus constitutional-law dormant-commerce-clause extraterritorial-regulation interstate-lending legal-jurisdiction lending-laws out-of-state-lenders state-borders Whether the dormant Commerce Clause prohibits Pennsylvania from extending its lending laws beyond its borders to loans that out-of-state lenders make …
21-1066 Washington Bankers Association, et al. v. Washington, et al. Washington 2022-02-01 Denied Amici (6)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) circuit-split corporate-taxation discriminatory-proxy discriminatory-taxation dormant-commerce-clause interstate-commerce out-of-state-entities precedents proxy-discrimination state-taxation Does a law that is triggered by a proxy for participating in interstate commerce and that burdens out-of-state entities almost exclusively violate the…
21-468 National Pork Producers Council, et al. v. Karen Ross, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the California Department of Food & Agriculture, et al. Ninth Circuit 2021-09-29 Judgment Issued Amici (54)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (9) animal-welfare dormant-commerce-clause economic-effects extraterritoriality federalism interstate-commerce pike-balancing pork-production state-regulation Whether allegations that a state law has dramatic economic effects largely outside of the state and requires pervasive changes to an integrated nation…
21-392 Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Inc., et al. v. Eric Holcomb, Governor of Indiana, et al. Seventh Circuit 2021-09-10 Denied Response Waived circuit-split dormant-commerce-clause governmental-authority highway-tolling interstate-commerce market-participant-exception state-action state-discrimination The dormant Commerce Clause authorizes judicial intervention to address state discrimination to and undue burdens upon interstate commerce. The "marke…
21-279 Grand River Enterprises Six Nations Ltd. v. Mark Boughton Second Circuit 2021-08-25 Denied dormant-commerce-clause due-process extraterritorial-effect extraterritorial-regulation federal-preemption indian-commerce private-business-data private-data state-jurisdiction supremacy-clause 1. Whether Connecticut impermissibly regulates or controls conduct beyond the boundaries of the State in violation of the dormant Commerce Clause when…
21-27 Arrow Highway Steel, Inc. v. Robert Dubin California 2021-07-09 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (7) dormant-commerce-clause former-resident interstate-commerce judicial-enforcement non-discriminatory residency-status state-statute stipulated-judgment tolling-law tolling-statute 1. Whether the dormant commerce clause may be used to invalidate the application of a state's neutral, non-discriminatory tolling statute to defeat th…
20-1215 North American Meat Institute v. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California, et al. Ninth Circuit 2021-03-03 Granted Amici (2)Response RequestedResponse Waived agricultural-regulation animal-welfare commerce-clause constitutional-limits dormant-commerce-clause extraterritorial-regulation interstate-commerce preemption state-police-power Whether the Constitution permits California to extend its police power beyond its territorial borders by banning the sale of wholesome pork and veal p…
20-641 LSP Transmission Holdings, LLC v. Katie Sieben, et al. Eighth Circuit 2020-11-10 Denied Amici (2) commerce-clause discrimination dormant-commerce-clause electric-utilities electricity-transmission interstate-commerce market-preference state-law state-regulation transmission-lines Whether a state law that grants an express preference to entities with an existing in-state presence to build facilities serving a distinctly intersta…
20-571 Yoel Weisshaus v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Second Circuit 2020-10-30 Denied commerce-clause congressional-authority dormant-commerce-clause legal-tender pleading-standards price-fixing state-regulation 1. When Congress exercises authority under the Commerce Clause, whether a negative impact to that act of Congress is actionable within the parameters …
19-1368 Walmart Stores, Inc., et al. v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, et al. Fifth Circuit 2020-06-12 Denied Amici (3)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) commerce-clause constitutional-scrutiny corporate-form discriminatory-effect dormant-commerce-clause exxon-corp-v-governor-of-maryland exxon-v-maryland interstate-commerce state-protectionism Whether a state law that has the predominant effect of protecting in-state retailers from out-of-state competition is immune from constitutional scrut…
19-1081 Arlene Rosenblatt v. City of Santa Monica, California, et al. Ninth Circuit 2020-03-04 Denied circuit-split constitutional-scrutiny discriminatory-purpose dormant-commerce-clause extraterritorial-reach interstate-commerce legislative-intent nonresident-discrimination presumption-of-no-extraterritorial-intent Under the dormant Commerce Clause framework set forth by this Court, a state law is subject to heightened scrutiny if it either "discriminates against…
19-6980 John Lyndon Williamson v. City of Wichita, Kansas Kansas 2019-12-17 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP citizenship-clause commerce-clause compelled-commerce constitutional-interpretation criminal-sanction dormant-commerce-clause due-process police-powers presumption-of-innocence supreme-court-precedent tenth-amendment welfare-powers Whether this courts holding against the individual mandate sanction in NFIB v. Sebelious 567 U S 519, 132, S. Ct. 2566, 183, L Ed 2d 450 (2012) on the…
19-762 Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association, Inc., et al. v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, et al. Third Circuit 2019-12-13 Denied Response Waived actual-deterrence congressional-authorization congressional-silence constitutional-claim dormant-commerce-clause evansville-vanderburgh-airport interstate-commerce right-to-travel toll-fees user-fees Petitioners allege that the Pennsylvania Turnpike imposes excessive and burdensome tolls in violation of the dormant Commerce Clause. The Third Circui…
19-755 Robert C. Steiner, et ux. v. Utah State Tax Commission Utah 2019-12-12 Denied Amici (3)Response Waived dormant-commerce-clause double-taxation equal-protection foreign-commerce interstate-taxation state-residency state-tax-credits state-taxation tax-credit tax-credits Utah's tax code extends a credit for income taxes paid to other States but does not extend a similar credit for income taxes paid to foreign countries…
19-136 Saban Rent-A-Car LLC, et al. v. Arizona Department of Revenue, et al. Arizona 2019-07-29 Denied Amici (1)Response Waived arizona-supreme-court maricopa-county nonresident-taxation rental-car-industry tax-discrimination car-rental-tax commerce-regulation discriminatory-design discriminatory-purpose dormant-commerce-clause interstate-commerce nonresident-burden nonresident-discrimination state-taxation tax-discrimination tax-incidence The dormant Commerce Clause prohibits states from enacting laws regulating local resources or services that "fall by design" on nonresidents in a "pre…
18-1570 Samuel Edelman, et ux. v. New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, et al. New York 2019-06-24 Denied Amici (5) double-taxation due-process residency state-taxation tax-credits ' domicile' comptroller-of-treasury-of-maryland-v-wynne constitutional-challenge domicile dormant-commerce-clause intangible-income interstate-taxation state-taxation tax-credits wynne-precedent Whether a state tax scheme that taxes the intangible income of individuals who are domiciled in the State and certain individuals not domiciled in the…
18-1569 Richard Chamberlain, et ux. v. New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, et al. New York 2019-06-24 Denied comptroller-of-treasury-of-maryland-v-wynne constitutional-challenge domicile dormant-commerce-clause double-taxation intangible-income interstate-taxation state-taxation tax-credits tax-jurisdiction tax-residency wynne-precedent Whether a state tax scheme that taxes the intangible income of individuals who are domiciled in the State and certain individuals not domiciled in the…
18A1188 Saban Rent-A-Car, LLC, et al. v. Arizona Department of Revenue, et al. Arizona 2019-05-17 Presumed Complete discriminatory-taxation dormant-commerce-clause facially-neutral-tax interstate-commerce out-of-state-discrimination tax-burden-on-nonresidents Whether a state or local law violates the dormant Commerce Clause if it intentionally discriminates against out-of-state visitors—and the domestic aut…
18-1145 Minerva Dairy, Inc., et al. v. Brad Pfaff, in His Official Capacity as Secretary-designee of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, et al. Seventh Circuit 2019-03-05 Denied Amici (3) burdens-on-interstate-commerce circuit-split civil-rights commerce-clause constitutional-law discrimination disparate-impact dormant-commerce-clause due-process economic-liberty interstate-commerce local-benefits pike-v-bruce-church rational-basis rational-basis-test state-regulation substantive-due-process 1. Under Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc., 397 U.S. 137 (1970), the Dormant Commerce Clause is violated whenever the burden imposed on interstate commerce "…
18-1097 SkyWest, Inc., et al. v. Andrea Hirst, et al. Seventh Circuit 2019-02-22 Denied Amici (2) airlines discrimination dormant-commerce-clause federal-preemption federal-statute interstate-commerce judicial-review preemption state-law statutory-interpretation 1. Is a state law exempt from the Dormant Commerce Clause merely because it does not discriminate against interstate commerce? 2. Is a state law exem…
18-1101 Classic Cab, Inc. v. District of Columbia, et al. District of Columbia 2019-02-22 Denied Response Waived 14th-amendment 5th-amendment constitutional-rights dormant-commerce-clause emergency-rulemaking mootness preexisting-contracts regulatory-taking res-judicata statutory-requirement I. Is the use of illegal emergency rulemakings in the absence of any objectively cognizable emergency resulting in the complete elimination of an indu…
18-807 Randolph S. Baskins, et ux. v. Oklahoma Tax Commission Oklahoma 2018-12-21 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) capital-gains commerce-clause constitutional-law dormant-commerce-clause due-process equal-protection state-taxation tax-deduction Does the Oklahoma Capital Gains Deduction tax scheme as set forth in 68 O.S. 2011, § 2358(F) as applied to Randolph S. Baskins and Beverly J. Baskins …
18-612 CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue, et al. Eleventh Circuit 2018-11-09 Denied CVSGAmici (1)Relisted (2) commerce-clause csx-transportation discrimination discriminatory-taxation dormant-commerce-clause equal-protection interstate-commerce motor-carrier motor-carrier-tax preemption railroad-fuel state-taxation supreme-court-precedent tax-discrimination tax-jurisprudence Whether, as the Eleventh Circuit held, Alabama's imposition of a motor fuels tax on the fuel used by interstate motor carriers sufficiently justifies …
18-546 Brian E. Frosh, Attorney General of Maryland, et al. v. Association for Accessible Medicines Fourth Circuit 2018-10-25 Denied Amici (3)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) commerce-clause consumer-protection dormant-commerce-clause drug-pricing extraterritoriality federalism generic-drugs prescription-drugs price-control price-gouging state-police-powers state-regulation Does the Commerce Clause prohibit a state from protecting consumer access to essential off-patent and generic prescription drugs by requiring manufact…
18-447 Alabama Department of Revenue, et al. v. CSX Transportation, Inc. Eleventh Circuit 2018-10-10 Denied CVSGAmici (1)Relisted (2) commerce-clause discrimination dormant-commerce-clause equal-protection fuel-exemption interstate-commerce preemption state-taxation statutory-interpretation tax-discrimination tax-exemption transportation-carriers Under 49 U.S.C. § 11501(b)(4), when can a State justifiably maintain a sales-and-use tax exemption for fuel used by vessels to transport goods interst…
18-96 Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Russell F. Thomas, Executive Director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, et al. Sixth Circuit 2018-07-20 Judgment Issued Amici (23)Response Waived dormant-commerce-clause interstate-commerce liquor-regulation liquor-sales residency-requirement residency-requirements retail-licenses retail-licensing state-licensing twenty-first-amendment wholesale-licenses wholesale-licensing Whether the Twenty-first Amendment empowers States, consistent with the dormant Commerce Clause, to regulate liquor sales by granting retail or wholes…