Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. County of Kent

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1994-01-24

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*358 Justice Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court. Seven commercial airlines, petitioners in this case, assert that certain airport user fees charged to them are unreasonable and discriminatory, in violation of the federal Anti-Head Tax Act (AHTA), 49 U, S. C. App. § 1513, and the Commerce Clause. Because the record, as it now stands, does not warr…

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