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.
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