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Maryland’s top court ruled last year that the law violates the federal Constitution’s Commerce Clause by discouraging state residents from earning money outside the state
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Read More »Supreme Court to consider Md. ‘piggyback’ policy
In a victory for the Maryland tax collector, the Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider the constitutionality of a state law that bars Marylanders from deducting, from city or county taxes, any tax they paid to other states on money earned there.
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Read More »Top court puts piggyback tax ruling on hold
Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler will likely urge the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a state law that bars Maryland residents from deducting, from city or county taxes, the tax they pay to other states when they earn money there.
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Read More »Justices: Va. can limit out-of-state FOIA rights
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it’s legal for a state to limit use of its Freedom of Information Act to its own residents. The court unanimously upheld a federal appeals court decision validating Virginia’s limitation of its ...
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Read More »James M. Kramon: What the health care decision really did
The Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act surely did not resolve our country’s health care dilemma.
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Read More »After the ruling: Employers prepare, tort reform debate reignites
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s ruling in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius means that it’s time for many lawyers and their clients affected by the law to get moving quickly to prepare for its implementation next year. While ...
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Read More »Appeals court strikes health insurance requirement
ATLANTA — A federal appeals court panel on Friday struck down the requirement in President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul package that virtually all Americans must carry health insurance or face penalties. The divided three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit ...
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