(Bloomberg News circulated the following on February 22, 2011.)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court broadened the ability of railroads to challenge state taxes as illegally favoring other types of carriers, ruling in favor of CSX Corp. in an Alabama case.
The justices, voting 7-2, said CSX can press claims that the state is violating a federal law that protects railroads from discrimination by forcing the company to pay higher fuel taxes than motor and water carriers.
The full story appears on the Birmingham News website.