Alaska v. Arctic Maid | |
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Argued March 23, 1961 Decided May 1, 1961 | |
Full case name | Alaska v. Arctic Maid, et al. |
Citations | 366 U.S. 199 (more) |
Case history | |
Prior | Arctic Maid v. Territory of Alaska, 277 F.2d 120 (9th Cir. 1960) |
Holding | |
Alaska's statute imposing an annual tax on freezer ships does not violate the commerce clause. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Douglas, joined by Warren, Black, Frankfurter, Clark, Brennan, Whittaker, Stewart |
Dissent | Harlan |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. art. I sec. 8 clause 3 |
Alaska v. Arctic Maid, 366 U.S. 199 (1961), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court upheld the constitutionality of an Alaskan law that imposed an annual tax on freezer ships operating in Alaskan waters, even if the fish onboard is canned and sold in another state.