Supreme Court of the United States, 1996

Richards v. Jefferson County

Richards v. Jefferson County
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 15, 1996
516 U.S. 1167; 116 S. Ct. 1257 (United States Reports)

Richards v. Jefferson County

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ala. [Certiorari granted, ante, *1168p. 988.] Writ of certiorari dismissed as improvidently granted to the extent that it includes the question whether the occupational tax challenged by petitioners violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution. The parties are directed to address at oral argument only the remaining question: Whether the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution prohibits the application of res judicata in this case.

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