Montana v. United States case brief summary

Montana v. United States case brief

1979 SCOTUS

Facts: Montana gave contractors different tax treatments depending on if they built public or private projects. A contractor challenged this constitutionality and the U.S. financed them, however, the U.S. also started a federal court action against Montana. The Montana Supreme Court upheld the state’s system of taxation so the U.S. continued its case in federal court. 

Reasoning: Justice Marshall said that although the U.S. was not a direct party, they played a strong enough part in the state court action to be bound by its decision.

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