Authors:

  • Noah Feldman

Excerpt

Noah Feldman: Supreme Court gives direct marketing retailers a victory and then takes it back. Noah Feldman, March 9, 2015, Opinion. "The U.S. Supreme Court gave Amazon.com and other direct marketing retailers a victory last week with one hand -- then used the other hand to take it back. Formally, in Direct Marketing Association v. Brohl, the court unanimously reinstated a lawsuit brought by a direct retailer to block a Colorado law requiring them to notify the state about purchases that fall under Colorado’s sales or use tax. That much was a win for the direct shippers. But in a nonbinding message, the court strongly hinted that the appeals court should block the suit on different grounds than it used the first time -- which would give the victory back to Colorado..." Link