Oral Argument in Cuno Today

The Supreme Court hears oral argument at 10:00 a.m. this morning in Cuno v. DaimlerChrysler, Inc., 386 F.3d 738 (6th Cir. 2004), cert. granted, Nos. 04-1704 & 04-1724.  The case involves the constitutionality of Ohio's investment tax credit (as well as the procedural question of Respondents' standing).

Peter D. Enrich (Northeastern), one of the attorneys for the Respondent (Charlotte Cuno), has published an op-ed in the Boston Globe, Lining the Pockets of Big Business.

David Cay Johnston has an interesting article in this morning's New York Times, Legalities of Corporate Tax Incentives Before Court. For other press coverage, see:

• Associated Press
• Bloomberg
• Boston Globe
• Business Week
• Cleveland Plain Dealer
• CNN/Money
• Financial Times
• Philadelphia Inquirer
• Scripps-Howard
• Toledo Blade
• USA Today
• Wall Street Journal

We previously posted the merits and amici briefs in the case: 

Merits Brief in Support of Charlotte Cuno

Amici Briefs in Support of Charlotte Cuno:

• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Part I, Part II, and Part III)
• Economics and Public Policy Professors
• Fiscal Policy Institute, Connecticut Policy Institute, Connecticut Voices for Children, and Good Jibs First
• North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law

Merits Briefs in Support of Daimler Chrysler and the State of Ohio:

• DaimlerChrysler
• State of Ohio

Amici Briefs in Support of Daimler Chrysler and the State of Ohio:

• AlphaGenics, Inc., Greater Baltimore Technology Council, MdBio, Inc., Technology Council of Maryland, Upsate Venture Association of New York, Inc., and 20/20 Genesytems, Inc.
• Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
• City of New York
• Council on State Taxation and National Association of Manufacturers
• Ford and GM
• National Governors Association, National league of Cities, International Municipal Lawyers Association, Council of State Governments, National Association of Counties, National Conference of State Legislators, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Government Finance Officers Association, and International City/County Management Association
• Nissan
• Pacific Legal Foundation
• Tax Executives Institute, Inc.
• Tax Foundation
• The Right Place, Inc. and the City of Grand Rapids, MI
• Thirty-Four States (AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, GA, HA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, NE, NV, NY, ND, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI)
• Washington Legal Foundation
• Wayne County, MI

Amici Briefs Supporting Neither Party:

• DirecTV, Inc. and Echostar Satellite LLC