constitution

Judge William E Smith of US District Court in Rhode Island ruled against claims in a class action suit that Rhode Island bridge authority's discounted toll schedule for state residents is unconstitutional.

In an important legal case the US Court of Appeals has upheld the right of a toll authority to offer discounts to users of its transponder, while denying users' of other transponders the same lower toll rate.

Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) is focusing proposed toll increases on out-of-staters, with the possibility of legal troubles from class action suits claiming infringement of the US constitution. This in the context of proposing slightly different ways it can gain a needed 23% increase in revenues or $20m/year extra.