Government
September 21, 2017
The challenge to the law was inspired by a comment from Justice Kennedy, who implied he would be open to revisiting the ruling. Image credit: Pixabay
By Danny Parisi
The 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling "Quill v. North Dakota" may not be familiar to most, but this case is at the heart of a current legal dispute that could alter the way ecommerce operates in the United States, with particular ramifications for the luxury industry.
{"ct":"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","iv":"838e3c481c9eafd2a57349a9672108da","s":"5c893a42499f792e"}
Share your thoughts. Click here