Supreme Court of the United States
MeadWestvaco Corp. v. Illinois Department of Revenue
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- Type
- Concurrence
- Filed
- April 15, 2008
- Case
- MeadWestvaco Corp. v. Illinois Department of Revenue
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Thomas, concurring. Although I join the Court’s opinion, I write separately to express my serious doubt that the Constitution permits us to adjudicate cases in this area. Despite the Court’s repeated holdings that “[t]he Due Process and Commerce Clauses forbid the States to tax ‘extraterritorial values,’” ante, at 19 (quoting Container Corp. o…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | April 15, 2008 |
| Opinion | Samuel A. Alito Jr. | April 15, 2008 |