The justices heard arguments for Peckingham v. North Carolina on Monday, over a law the state passed preventing sex offenders from using social networking sites.
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Arkansas House passes bill aimed at collecting Amazon taxes
Amazon would be required to tell Arkansas customers they owe the state sales tax under a bill approved by the House Tuesday, one of two efforts by lawmakers to recover millions in tax revenue from the e-commerce giant. The bill approved by the House on a 54-46 vote would also require Amazon and other out-of-state companies without a physical presence in Arkansas to provide a list to finance officials of purchases made by state residents.
Liberals Will Not Like How This Revenge Plot Ends
Thanks to the unexpected death of Antonin Scalia, they were so close to flipping the balance of the Supreme Court that they could taste it. Vast possibilities seemed to be opening up to move us towards a government that was more friendly to regulation, less friendly to social conservatism, and overall much more congenial to liberal visions of the role of government.
Should Marijuana Stocks Fear Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch?
It’s been a whirlwind week-and-a-half since Donald Trump took office. In his first 10-1/2 days, Trump has issued more executive orders and proclamations than any other modern-day president.
Smaller states rejoice as Amazon finally collects sales tax
Many online shoppers in the United States have for years had to pay state sales taxes whenever they buy goods from Amazon. But the Seattle e-commerce giant has dragged its feet on collecting sales taxes in small and sparsely populated states where it doesn’t have any distribution centers or corporate offices.
Smaller states rejoice as Amazon finally collects sales tax
Many online shoppers in the United States have for years had to pay state sales taxes whenever they buy goods from Amazon. But the Seattle e-commerce giant has dragged its feet on collecting sales taxes in small and sparsely populated states where it doesn’t have any distribution centers or corporate offices.
Backpage.com lawyers want executives’ pimping charges tossed
This undated file photo provided by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s office shows Carl Ferrer. Ferrer and two other operators of an international website, Backpage.com, that advertises escort services, appeared in Sacramento County Superior … FILE – This undated file photo provided by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s office shows James Larkin.
Obama: Here’s what surprised me most about being president
With one week left in office, President Barack Obama talked to CBS’s “60 Minutes” about his eight years in Washington. The interview, which aired on Sunday, gave a wide-ranging look at Obama’s biggest achievements and disappointments in office, and included lots of insights on what it meant to Obama to lead the US.
India’s High Court Favors Nationalism Over Democracy
Noah Feldman is a Bloomberg View columnist. He is a professor of constitutional and international law at Harvard University and was a clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter.
Hollywood Docket: Lawyer Who Battled Led Zeppelin Says Judges Conspired to Suspend Him
Plus Comcast won’t get a refund on a tax payment and studios can’t dodge a patent suit over Blu-ray extras. The attorney who led the charge in the copyright suit against Led Zeppelin wants the Supreme Court to take his case – but it’s not the one against the iconic band.