National supremacy, state tax: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “National supremacy, state tax,” part of the Federalism area.

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All 14 decisions, newest first

• Dawson v. Steager
  139 S. Ct. 698Decided February 20, 20199–0Neil M. Gorsuch
• J. Elliott Hibbs v. Kathleen M. Winn
  542 U.S. 88Decided June 14, 20045–4Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Arizona Department of Revenue v. Blaze Construction Company, Inc.
  526 U.S. 32Decided March 2, 19999–0Clarence Thomas
• James B. Beam Distilling Co. v. Georgia
  501 U.S. 529Decided June 20, 19916–3David H. Souter
• Davis v. Michigan Department of the TreasuryLaw held unconstitutional
  489 U.S. 803Decided March 28, 19898–1Anthony M. Kennedy
• United States Steel Corp. v. Multistate Tax Commission
  434 U.S. 452Decided February 21, 19787–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• United States v. County of Fresno
  429 U.S. 452Decided January 25, 19778–1Byron R. White
• United States v. State Tax Commission of Mississippi
  412 U.S. 363Decided June 4, 19737–2Thurgood Marshall
• Sullivan v. United States
  395 U.S. 169Decided May 26, 19698–0Potter Stewart
• Department of Revenue v. James B. Beam Distilling Co.Law held unconstitutional
  377 U.S. 341Decided June 1, 19646–2Potter Stewart
• Humble Pipe Line Co. v. Waggonner
  376 U.S. 369Decided March 23, 19649–0Hugo L. Black
• Michigan National Bank v. Michigan
  365 U.S. 467Decided March 6, 19616–2Tom C. Clark
• Pekao Trading Corp. v. Bragalini
  364 U.S. 478Decided December 5, 19607–2Per curiam
• Phillips Chemical Co. v. Dumas Independent School DistrictLaw held unconstitutional
  361 U.S. 376Decided February 23, 19609–0Earl Warren

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error