DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno
- Decided
- May 15, 2006
- Docket
- 04-1704
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- holding that “the party asserting federal jurisdiction when it is challenged has the burden of establishing it” — Lindsey v. United States (2006)
- holding that plaintiffs do not have standing by virtue of their status as taxpayers to challenge the conferral of tax credits on third parties — State of Texas v. USA (2015)
- holding that it is pure speculation how elected state officials will pass along a tax surplus — Ontario Forest Industries Assoc v. United States (2006)
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How the opinion begins
[*337] Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court.
Jeeps were first mass-produced in 1941 for the U. S. Army by the Willys-Overland Motor Company in Toledo, Ohio. Nearly 60 years later, the city of Toledo and State of Ohio sought to encourage the current manufacturer of Jeeps— DaimlerChrysler — to expand its Jeep operation in Toledo, by offering local and state tax benefits for new investment. [*338] Taxpayers in Toledo sued, alleging that their local and state tax burdens were increased by the tax breaks for Daimler-Chrysler, tax breaks that they asserted violated the Commerce Clause. The Court of Appeals agreed that a state tax credit offered under Ohio law violated the Commerce Clause, and state and local officials and DaimlerChrysler sought review in this Court. We are obligated before reaching this Commerce Clause question to determine whether the taxpayers who objected to the credit have standing to press their complaint in federal court. We conclude that they do not, and we therefore can proceed no further.
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DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno, 547 U.S. 332 (2006)Read the full opinion
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