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

Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 16, 2013 Decided June 13, 2013
Full case name	American Trucking Associations Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, California
Docket nos.	11-798
Citations	569 U.S. ___ (more)
Argument	Oral argument
Court membership
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Associate Justices Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinions
Majority	Kagan, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer. Alito, Sotomayor
Concurrence	Thomas

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).^[1] The stated goal of the program is to "reduce negative impacts that port [trucking] inflicts on the local community."^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4] Litigation eventually made its way up to the Supreme Court of the United States,^[5] where the Court held that two of the requirements of the CTP were in violation of the FAAAA.^[6]

Notes

1. p. 18202
2. p.1
3. Opinion p. 2
4. Opinion p. 3-4
5. p.1
6. Syllabus p. 2

References

• The Port of Los Angeles (March 2008). "Clean Truck Program Overview and Benefits" (PDF).
• 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).
• Supreme Court of the United States (June 2013). "American Trucking Associations Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, California (Opinion)" (PDF).
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (September 2011). "American Trucking Associations Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, California (Opinion)" (PDF).