Intergovernmental Tax Immunity

The doctrine prohibiting states from taxing the federal government or its employees in a discriminatory manner

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