High court strikes down Valdez tanker taxTax imposed on tankers in 2000 found unconstitutional by U.S. Supreme Court; Alaska Supreme Court had ruled in favor of tax The Associated Press
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 15 struck down as unconstitutional a tax that the city of Valdez imposed on oil tankers loading crude oil from the southern terminus of the 800-mile trans-Alaska pipeline.
The court ruled 7-2 that the city has been unfairly taxing tankers that use its port as they loa....
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