· 1/12/1977
Boston Stock Exchange v. State Tax Commission
Citations
- 429 U.S. 318
- 97 S. Ct. 599
- 50 L. Ed. 2d 514
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 32
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a New York securities transfer tax that placed greater liability on out-of-state sales than it did on instate sales violated the Commerce Clause
- holding that stock exchanges asserting their rights to engage in interstate commerce free of discriminatory taxes are within the zone of interests protected by the Commerce clause
- holding that New York transfer tax on securities transactions was unconstitutional because transactions involving out-of-state sales were taxed more heavily than most transactions involving a sale within the state
- holding that New York transfer tax on securities transactions was unconstitutional because transactions involving out-of-state sales were taxed more heavily than most transactions involving a sale within the state
- holding that New York transfer tax on securities transactions was unconstitutional because transactions involving out-of-state sales were taxed more heavily than most transactions involving a sale within the state
- holding that New York transfer tax on securities transactions was unconstitutional because transactions involving out-of-state sales were taxed more heavily than most transactions involving a sale within the state
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Judges: White
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