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Which would be very quickly struck down by the Supreme Court, like many of the other levies/duties that have been attempted to be applied on new residents from

Which would be very quickly struck down by the Supreme Court, like many of the other levies/duties that have been attempted to be applied on new residents from other states.

goles 7y ago
Would like to read more about this, can you provide a source?
- streb-lo 7y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_movement_under_United_States_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_movement_under_Unit...
  - remarkEon 7y ago
    So this is the only part of that wiki article that suggests you're right: >The U.S. Supreme Court in Crandall v. Nevada, 73 U.S. 35 (1868) declared that freedom of movement is a fundamental right and therefore a state cannot inhibit people from leaving the state by taxing them. I'm having a hard time finding a controlling case that says states can't do the inverse, i.e. levy fees on those who want to move to their state. I don't have the time tonight to read the whole case and its references, but I'm happy to be proven wrong here. Levying a fee on people who move in seems a perfectly reasonable thing to do. After all, we all have to pay move-in fees when we lease a new apartment or buy a house.
    - learc83 7y ago
      The supreme court struck down the refusal to disperse welfare payments to new residents as unconstitutionally restricting freedom to travel. I gurantee you that taxing new residents would be struck down for the exact same reason. >After all, we all have to pay move-in fees when we lease a new apartment or buy a house. That has no bearing on this at all. Private companies are free to do many things the government can't.
ryanmercer 7y ago
I am not a lawyer but specifically, per the wiki linked in this comment chain, I think it would fall under the >(for those who become permanent residents of a state) the right to be treated equally to native-born citizens mentioned in Saenz v. Roe, 526 U.S. 489 (1999)
remarkEon 7y ago
Please point to the controlling cases here. I haven't been able to find them. Edit: ah sorry I replied to you downthread.

Which would be very quickly struck down by the Supreme Court, like many of the other levies/duties that have been attempted to be applied on new residents from other states.

goles 7y ago

Would like to read more about this, can you provide a source?

streb-lo 7y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_movement_under_United_States_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_movement_under_Unit...
- remarkEon 7y ago
  So this is the only part of that wiki article that suggests you're right: >The U.S. Supreme Court in Crandall v. Nevada, 73 U.S. 35 (1868) declared that freedom of movement is a fundamental right and therefore a state cannot inhibit people from leaving the state by taxing them. I'm having a hard time finding a controlling case that says states can't do the inverse, i.e. levy fees on those who want to move to their state. I don't have the time tonight to read the whole case and its references, but I'm happy to be proven wrong here. Levying a fee on people who move in seems a perfectly reasonable thing to do. After all, we all have to pay move-in fees when we lease a new apartment or buy a house.
  - learc83 7y ago
    The supreme court struck down the refusal to disperse welfare payments to new residents as unconstitutionally restricting freedom to travel. I gurantee you that taxing new residents would be struck down for the exact same reason. >After all, we all have to pay move-in fees when we lease a new apartment or buy a house. That has no bearing on this at all. Private companies are free to do many things the government can't.

ryanmercer 7y ago

I am not a lawyer but specifically, per the wiki linked in this comment chain, I think it would fall under the >(for those who become permanent residents of a state) the right to be treated equally to native-born citizens mentioned in Saenz v. Roe, 526 U.S. 489 (1999)

remarkEon 7y ago

Please point to the controlling cases here. I haven't been able to find them. Edit: ah sorry I replied to you downthread.