U.S. Supreme Court,
Tax,
Civil Litigation,
Government
May 7, 2018
In the beginning there was Quill, then came Bezos
South Dakota has asked the Supreme Court to say what the commerce clause requires, and the court should give what it knows to be the answer.





Mark R. Yohalem
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On April 17 -- Tax Day, as it happens -- the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in South Dakota v. Wayfair regarding whether online-only retailers are constitutionally immune from collecting sales tax. Because this apparent tax discount drains public coffers and cripples brick-and-mortar retailers' ability to compete, Wayfair has drawn a score of amicus briefs from local, state, and federal governme...
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