Netflix and Amazon Users Sue to Stop Chicago’s 9% Streaming Tax – Fortune

September 2015

Labell v. City of Chicago challenges Chicago’s tax on subscriptions to streaming services, such as Netflix and Spotify. The Liberty Justice Center represents Chicago taxpayers who subscribe to these streaming services and are forced to pay the tax.

The excerpt below is from an article by Jeff John Roberts that appeared September 14, 2015, on Fortune.

Local governments are taxing popular cloud services to make up for lost sales tax revenue. But they face a legal problem.

It’s on. Subscribers to popular streaming services, including XBox Live and Spotify, have filed a lawsuit that claims the city of Chicago’s controversial tax policy on digital entertainment is illegal.

The challenge to the tax policy, filed last week in Cook County state court, is important because it could help define the power of cities and states to tax parts of the internet economy.

Read the full article on Fortune.

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Court clears path for long-blocked Tennessee school vouchers – The Washington Post

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Appeals panel says states can make lawyers join the bar based on ‘undermined’ law, but SCOTUS might say ‘no’ – Cook County Record

The appeals court said membership helps uphold standards in the legal profession. However, the court noted the U.S. Supreme Court, in light of its recent decisions, might rule against the state of Wisconsin if the case is presented to it.

Free Speech in the Age of Covid. – Rational Ground

LJC's Daniel Suhr joined Justin Hart on his Rational Ground podcast to delve into the myriad of cases (including Hart's own) in the fight for free speech during the Covid pandemic.

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