Big banks and raisin referenda

Big banks and raisin referenda

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This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether Washington state’s surtax on banks violates the dormant commerce clause when 150 of 153 affected institutions are out of state and whether “one person, one vote” means that California’s statutory scheme allowing raisin cooperatives to vote as a bloc in referenda violates the Constitution.

Big banks challenge a Washington state surtax on Washington-based bank income

Washington Bankers Association v. Washington raises a … Read the rest