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

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Argued April 16, 2013
Decided June 13, 2013
Full case nameAmerican Trucking Associations Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, California
Docket no.11-798
Citations569 U.S. 641 (more)
133 S. Ct. 2096; 186 L. Ed. 2d 177; 2013 U.S. LEXIS 4539
ArgumentOral argument
Case history
Prior660 F.3d 384 (9th Cir. 2011)
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinions
MajorityKagan, joined by unanimous
ConcurrenceThomas

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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  • American Trucking Ass'ns, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, 569 U.S. 641 (2013).
  • The Port of Los Angeles (March 2008). "Clean Truck Program Overview and Benefits" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  • Supreme Court of the United States (December 2011). "American Trucking Associations Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, California (Docket)".
  • Supreme Court of the United States (January 2013). "American Trucking Associations Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, California (Questions Presented)" (PDF).
  • American Trucking Ass'ns, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, 660 F.3d 384 (9th Cir. 2011).

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