Legal Opinion
American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. New York State Thruway Authority
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 4, 2015No. 14-3348PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS JACOBS, Circuit Judge:
Three commercial trucking companies along "with their national trade association and a putative class of commercial truckers (“plaintiffs”) sue the New York State Thruway Authority (the “Thruway Authority”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the Thi'uway Authority charges excessive tolls in violation of the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. In particular, plaintiffs allege that the Thruway Authority diverts excessive highway tolls to fund maintenance and improvements to the New York Canal System (the “Canal System”)—projects that are unrelated…
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