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Thursday, June 21, 2018

“Supreme Court Widens Reach of Sales Taxes in E-Commerce”: Adam Liptak, Ben Casselman, and Julie Creswell of The New York Times have this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court rules that states may require online retailers to collect sales taxes.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court rules that internet businesses must collect all state and local sales taxes.”

Jess Bravin, Brent Kendall, and Laura Stevens of The Wall Street Journal report that “Supreme Court Rules States Can Collect Sales Tax on Web Purchases; High court decision erases a price advantage internet merchants have had in wooing consumers from real-world stores.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court allows states to collect sales taxes on more online transactions.”

Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times reports that “Supreme Court rules states can collect sales tax from out-of-state retailers.”

Dana Ferguson of The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports that “South Dakota wins U.S. Supreme Court case, can collect online sales tax.”

Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press has a report headlined “High Court: Online shoppers can be forced to pay sales tax.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court lets states force online retailers to collect sales tax.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Online Retailers Can Be Forced to Collect Tax, High Court Rules.”

Bernie Becker and Josh Gerstein of Politico report that “Supreme Court hands states a victory in tax case that may cost consumers; The decision means states are free to collect billions of dollars in extra revenue from online retailers.”

Chris Geidner and Leticia Miranda of BuzzFeed News report that “The Supreme Court Just Ruled That States Can Require Internet Retailers To Collect Sales Taxes; Businesses previously had to have a physical presence in a state in order for the state to require them to collect sales taxes.”

And on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment titled “Supreme Court Ruling Means Some Online Purchases Will Cost More.”

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“S.E.C. Judges Were Appointed Unlawfully, Justices Rule”: Adam Liptak will have this article in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.

Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court sides with discredited investment adviser, says SEC judge was improperly appointed.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court ducks decision on whether president has the power to fire any top federal official.”

Dave Michaels and Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal report that “High Court Rules Appointments Process for SEC Judges Violated Constitution; Ruling says the judges needed to be appointed by the five-member commission, not by other staff.”

Andrew Chung of Reuters reports that “SEC judge appointments unconstitutional, U.S. high court says.”

And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Top Court Curbs SEC Judges, Backs ‘Buckets of Money’ Adviser.”

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“The Future of Chevron Deference: Of Zombie Fungus and Acoustic Separation.” Jeffrey Pojanowski has this guest post at the “Notice & Comment” blog of the Yale Journal on Regulation.

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“Why the Supreme Court’s software patent ban didn’t last: How one court brought software patents back from the grave.” Timothy B. Lee of Ars Technica has this report.

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“Elena Kagan Is Up to Something: Is the liberal justice drifting to the right, or is she playing the long game with her conservative colleagues?” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

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“Stare Decisis and Judge-Made Law: What today’s decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair might tell us about the future of qualified immunity.” Will Baude has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

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“Congrats, Supreme Court. Keep Thinking Small. The justices are wise to steer clear of big social controversies. Usually, anyway.” Law professor Cass R. Sunstein has this essay online at Bloomberg View.

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“Appeals court orders Beltway Sniper Lee Boyd Malvo resentenced in killings”: Peter Hermann of The Washington Post has an article that begins, “A federal appeals court on Thursday agreed to throw out the four life sentences that Lee Boyd Malvo received for his role in the 2002 Beltway sniper shootings that occurred in Virginia when he was 17.”

Denise Lavoie of The Associated Press reports that “Appeals court grants new sentencing hearings for DC sniper.”

And Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports that “U.S. appeals court calls D.C. sniper’s life sentences illegal.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

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“Isakson, Perdue livid about blocked Georgia judicial pick”: Tamar Hallerman has this post at the “Political Insider” blog of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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“Why Jeff Flake may start blocking Trump’s judicial nominees”: Steve Benen has this post at MSNBC’s “The MaddowBlog.”

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“A ‘view’ from the courtroom: Inching toward checkout for the term.” Mark Walsh has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

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“Top Pa. Republicans appeal gerrymandering case to U.S. Supreme Court”: Jonathan Lai and Liz Navratil of The Philadephia Inquirer have this report.

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“Parties in in North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Case Spar Over Whether U.S. Supreme Court Should Hear Case or Remand the Case Following Gill”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.”

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“The Supreme Court Needs to Know the Truth About Trump’s Travel Ban: A consular officer explains how the waiver process was crafted to project an illusion of fairness.” Christopher M. Richardson has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

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“Correct the Record, Noel Francisco: The solicitor general gave the Supreme Court incomplete and misleading information about the travel ban’s waiver process.” Jeremy Stahl has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

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Access today’s rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court in argued cases: The Court today issued four rulings in argued cases.

1. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court in Wisconsin Central Ltd. v. United States, No. 17-530. Justice Stephen G. Breyer issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

2. Justice Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court in Lucia v. SEC, No. 17-130. Justice Clarence Thomas issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Gorsuch joined. Justice Breyer issued an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, in which Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor joined in one respect. And Justice Sotomayor issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Ginsburg joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

3. Justice Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court in Pereira v. Sessions, No. 17-459. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy issued a concurring opinion. And Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued a dissenting opinion. You can access the oral argument via this link.

4. And Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., No. 17-494. Justice Thomas and Justice Gorsuch each issued a concurring opinion. And Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan joined. You can access the oral argument via this link.

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“Supreme Court to hear property seizure case”: Matthew LeBlanc of The Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne, Indiana has this report.

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“Donald Trump Just Connected The Family Separation Crisis To The Travel Ban”: Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News has this report.

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