Armour v. City of Indianapolis, Indiana — Roberts, J., Dissenting

Summary

Chief Justice Roberts, joined by Justices Scalia and Alito, dissents, arguing the City’s tax scheme violated the Equal Protection Clause by charging petitioners 10 to 30 times more than neighbors for sewer hookups despite state law requiring equal apportionment. He rejects the City’s administrative and fiscal justifications as insufficient under rational basis review.