American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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11-798 | 9th Cir. | Apr 16, 2013 | Jun 13, 2013 | 9-0 | Kagan | OT 2012 |
Holding: The Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) expressly preempts provisions in concession agreements between the port and short-haul trucking companies that require trucks moving cargo in and out of the port to affix placards bearing a phone number to receive complaints to each truck and to submit a plan for off-street parking for the trucks.
Judgment: Reversed in part and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Kagan on June 13, 2013. Justice Thomas filed a concurring opinion.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Opinion analysis: In deciding American Trucking, the Court takes a narrow road (Miriam Seifter, June 14, 2013)
- Details on American Trucking Association v. Los Angeles (Tom Goldstein, June 13, 2013)
- Argument recap: Keep on truckin? (Miriam Seifter, April 18, 2013)
- Argument preview: When are states market participants and when does it matter to preemption analysis? (Miriam Seifter, April 16, 2013)
- Petition of the day (Ben Cheng, December 19, 2012)
- Petition of the day (Kali Borkoski, January 31, 2012)
Holding: The Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) expressly preempts provisions in concession agreements between the port and short-haul trucking companies that require trucks moving cargo in and out of the port to affix placards bearing a phone number to receive complaints to each truck and to submit a plan for off-street parking for the trucks.
Judgment:”Reversed in part and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Kagan on June 13, 2013. Justice Thomas filed a concurring opinion.