Legal Opinion
Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transport Ass'n
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 20, 2008No. 06-457PublishedCited by 343 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
We here consider whether a federal statute that prohibits States from enacting any law “related to” a motor carrier “price, route, or service” pre-empts two provisions of a Maine tobacco law, which regulate the delivery of tobacco to customers within the State. 49 U. S. C. §§ 14501(c)(1), 41713(b)(4)(A); see Me. Rev. Stat. Ann., Tit. 22, §§ 1555-C(3)(C), 1555-D (second sentence) (2004). We hold that the federal law pre-empts both provisions.
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