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September 21, 2021
BNSF Railway Company v. Jefferson County, Alabama
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July 31, 2026
Ala. Localities Can't Tax Only Railroads, 11th Circ. Says
A federal court correctly ruled that Alabama localities could not impose sales taxes on rail carriers' diesel fuel purchases, because a corresponding state-level tax was found to be discriminatory and the authority to tax at the local level is granted by the state, the Eleventh Circuit said Friday.
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