{"id":20879,"date":"2013-07-02T08:25:38","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T12:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=20879"},"modified":"2013-07-02T08:25:38","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T12:25:38","slug":"court-ala-discriminates-against-railroads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/court-ala-discriminates-against-railroads\/","title":{"rendered":"Court: Ala. discriminates against railroads","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00a0BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal appeals court July 1 ruled that Alabama discriminated against railroads by forcing them to pay a sales tax on fuel when it exempts its competitors – trucking and barge companies.<\/p>\n
The U.S. 11th Court of Criminal Appeals issued its opinion in CSX Transportation, Inc.’s appeal in its 2008 lawsuit against the Alabama Department of Revenue.<\/p>\n