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Truckers say this fee burdens interstate commerce. The state defends the fee as a valid regulation."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 15-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 15-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 9-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 9-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 11-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 11-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official 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It affects the balance between state revenue and national trade."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 15-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 15-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 9-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 9-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 11-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 11-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 13-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 13-33"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 13-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 13-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 43-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 43-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 11-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 11-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 11-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 27-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 27-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 57, lines 39-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 57, lines 39-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 17-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 17-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 13-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 13-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 25-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 25-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 5-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 27-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 27-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 3-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 3-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 43-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 43-43"}]}],"slug":"2004-03-1230-american-trucking-assns-inc-v-michigan-pub-serv-comm-n","term":"2004","title":"Does Michigan's flat truck fee violate the Commerce Clause?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 15-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 15-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 9-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 9-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 11-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 11-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 13-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2004/03-1230.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 13-33"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}