American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
Pending petition| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-798 | 9th Cir. | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Issue: (1) Whether 49 U.S.C. § 14501(c)(1), which provides that “a State [or] political subdivision . . . may not enact or enforce a law, regulation, or other provision having the force and effect of law related to a price, route, or service of any motor carrier . . . with respect to the transportation of property,” contains an unexpressed “market participant” exception and permits a municipal governmental entity to take action that conflicts with the express preemption clause, occurs in a market in which the municipal entity does not participate, and is unconnected with any interest in the efficient procurement of services; (2) whether a required concession agreement setting out various conditions a motor carrier must meet to serve a particular port imposes any requirements that are “related to a price, route, or service of any motor carrier” for the purposes of preemption under Section 14501(c)(1); and (3) whether permitting a municipal governmental entity to bar federally licensed motor carriers from access to a port operates as a partial suspension of the motor carriers’ federal registration, in violation of Castle v. Hayes Freight Lines Inc.
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Invited: March 26, 2012
Briefs and Documents
Certiorari-stage documents
- Opinion below (9th Cir.)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition of City of Los Angeles, et al.
- Brief in opposition of National Resources Defense Council, et al.
- Amicus brief of Airlines for America
- Amicus brief of the Chamber of Commerce and the Nat'l Industrial Transportation League
- Amicus brief of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence and Harbor Trucking Association
- Amicus brief for Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Inc.
- Reply of petitioner
