A day after issuing its decision in Direct Marketing Ass’n v. Brohl, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Alabama Department of Revenue v. CSX Transportation, Inc. The Court held that a rail carrier can show discrimination under subsection (b)(4) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 by demonstrating that it is subject to differential tax treatment compared to its competitors, but that the tax disparity is permissible if the competitors are subject to another comparable tax or if the state offers another sufficient justification.
 
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