Legal Opinion
DirecTV, Inc. v. Tolson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 10, 2008No. 07-1250PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge SHEDD wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge BRINKEMA joined.
OPINION
SHEDD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs DIRECTV, Inc. and EchoStar Satellite, LLC, providers of satellite television programming, brought this suit claiming that North Carolina’s system of taxing multi-channel television programming violates the Dormant Commerce Clause of Article I of the United States Constitution. The district court granted Defendant E. Norris Tolson’s motion to dismiss, concluding that Plaintiffs’ suit is barred by the Tax Injunction Act and principles of comity,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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