American Trucking Assoc., Inc., et al v. Alviti, et al

19-1316

March 03, 2020
1st Circ. Won't Revisit Tax Ruling On Rhode Island Tolls

Rhode Island won't get another chance to convince the First Circuit that tolls on roads and bridges are taxes, the appeals court said Monday, keeping in place a December ruling allowing truckers and other groups to sue to block the fees.
January 02, 2020
1st Circ. Asked To Rethink Tax Ruling On Rhode Island Tolls

The state of Rhode Island asked the First Circuit on Thursday to reconsider its ruling that the state's tolls on bridges and highways are not taxes, a decision that revived a suit seeking to block the levies.
December 06, 2019
1st Circ. Revives Protest Of RI Tolls, Saying They Aren't Taxes

Rhode Island bridge and highway tolls aren't taxes and can be blocked by a court order, the First Circuit has ruled, reversing a district court decision that held such an order violates federal law limiting interference of state tax laws.
October 08, 2019
Is A Tax By Any Other Name Still A Tax? 1st Circ. Wonders

The state of Rhode Island may have upended its own argument to block a suit over bridge tolls under the Tax Injunction Act by not calling the fees "taxes," the First Circuit suggested Tuesday.
May 22, 2019
Rhode Island Bridge Tolls Aren't Taxes, 1st Circ. Told

A law that bars suits that restrain the collection of taxes cannot block a challenge to Rhode Island bridge tolls, since the tolls are not taxes, several transportation groups told the First Circuit in a brief filed Wednesday.