Federal Retiree Rights

Legal protections ensuring federal annuitants are not subjected to discriminatory state taxation

1. Dawson v. Steager

2. Jurisdiction: United States (February 20, 2019)
3. Original Case: Dawson v. Steager, 586 U.S. ___ (2019)
4. VictimsJames DawsonDefendantsDale SteagerPlaintiffsJames DawsonDefense AttorneysLindsay S. SeePlaintiff AttorneysDaniel L. GeyserJudgesJohn G. RobertsClarence ThomasRuth Bader GinsburgStephen G. BreyerSamuel A. AlitoSonia SotomayorElena KaganNeil M. GorsuchBrett M. KavanaughInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesWest Virginia State Tax DepartmentSupreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
5. Case Tags: Tax Discrimination;Intergovernmental Tax Immunity;Federal Retiree Rights;US Supreme Court Precedent