American Trucking Ass'ns, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles explained

Arguedate:April 16
Argueyear:2013
Decidedate:June 13
Decideyear:2013
Fullname:American Trucking Associations Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, California
Usvol:569
Uspage:641
Parallelcitations:133 S. Ct. 2096; 186 L. Ed. 2d 177; 2013 U.S. LEXIS 4539
Docket:11-798
Oralargument:https://www.oyez.org/cases/2010-2019/2012/2012_11_798/argument
Prior:660 F.3d 384 (9th Cir. 2011)
Majority:Kagan
Joinmajority:unanimous
Concurrence:Thomas

American Trucking Ass'ns, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, 569 U.S. 641 (2013), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that certain regulations imposed by City of Los Angeles on trucking companies were preempted by federal law.[1] In 2006 the Board of Harbor Commissioners for Los Angeles, California adopted an environmental protection plan that included an effort called Clean Truck Program (CTP).[2] The stated goal of the program is to "reduce negative impacts that port [trucking] inflicts on the local community."[3] The implementation of this program began in 2007 and required trucking companies to comply with various requirements relating to maintenance of trucks, employment of drivers, and trucking operations.[4] The American Trucking Associations believed some of the regulations were in violation of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) and filed suit.[5] Litigation eventually made its way up to the Supreme Court of the United States,[6] where the Court held that two of the requirements of the CTP were in violation of the FAAAA.[7]

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  1. [#scotus_op|Opinion p. 1, 12-13]
  2. [#9th_op|9th Circuit slip opinion p. 18202]
  3. [#ctp_overview|p.1]
  4. [#scotus_op|Opinion p. 2]
  5. [#scotus_op|Opinion p. 3-4]
  6. [#docket|p.1]
  7. [#scotus_op|Syllabus p. 2]