Limitation on State Police Powers (a) Describe the five factual situations wherein the commerce…

Limitation on State Police Powers (a) Describe the five factual situations wherein the commerce…

Limitation on State Police Powers
(a) Describe the five factual situations wherein the commerce clause might be used to restrict a state or local governmental action. What analysis is used in each situation?
(b) A Maine statute imposed a tax on trucks. The tax required owners and operators of foreign-based (out-of-state) trucks using Maine highways to purchase either an annual highway use permit or a one-trip permit. Trucks based in-state were exempt. An out-of-state trucker challenged the constitutionality of the statute. Is this Maine statute constitutional? Why or why not?