CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Georgia State Board of Equalization

CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Ga. State Board of Equalization, 552 U.S. 9 (2007), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (4-R Act) allows a railroad to attempt to show that state methods for determining the value of railroad property result in a discriminatory determination of true market value.[1][2]

CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Ga. State Board of Equalization
Decided December 4, 2007
Full case nameCSX Transportation, Inc. v. Ga. State Board of Equalization
Citations552 U.S. 9 (more)
Holding
The 4–R Act allows a railroad to attempt to show that state methods for determining the value of railroad property result in a discriminatory determination of true market value.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinion
MajorityRoberts, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976

References

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  1. ^ CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Ga. State Board of Equalization, 552 U.S. 9 (2007)
  2. ^ Stein, Linda S.; Warchot, Louis P. (2008). "Railroads". 2008 Annual Report: Section of Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law. American Bar Association. pp. 341–42.
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  • Text of CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Ga. State Board of Equalization, 552 U.S. 9 (2007) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia

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