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Truckers argue the FAAAA bars these rules. The city argues the rules are private contracts."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 35-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 35-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 21-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 21-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 11-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 11-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 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ports differently than airfields.","Justice Sotomayor asked if the market participant exception exists."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 25-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 25-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 37-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 37-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 53-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 53-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 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It affects how cities manage commercial vehicle access. It clarifies the boundary between public regulation and private contracts."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 35-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 35-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 21-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 21-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 11-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 11-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 9-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 9-9"}]},{"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 25-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 25-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 37-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 37-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 53-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 53-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 47-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 47-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 9-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 9-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 13-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 13-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 33-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 33-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 41-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 41-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 27-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 27-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 49-4","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 49-4"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 53-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 53-5"}]}],"slug":"2012-11-798-american-trucking-assns-inc-v-los-angeles","term":"2012","title":"Does the FAAAA preemption clause bar port access rules?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 35-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 35-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 21-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 21-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 11-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 11-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 9-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-798_b97d.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 9-9"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}