Aloha Airlines, Inc. v. Director of Taxation of Hawaii

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1983-11-01

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Justice Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court. These appeals present the question whether 49 U. S. C. § 1513 (a) pre-empts a Hawaii statute that imposes a tax on the gross income of airlines operating within the State. We conclude that the Hawaii tax is pre-empted. In 1970, Congress committed the Federal Government to ass…

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