The petitions of the day are:
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Michigan Department of Treasury
16-699
Issues: (1) Whether the Multistate Tax Compact has the status of a contract that binds its signatory states; and (2) whether a state law that imposes retroactive tax liability for a period of almost seven years, in a manner that upsets settled expectations and reasonable reliance interests, violates the due process clause.
DIRECTV Group Holdings, LLC v. Michigan Department of Treasury
16-736
Issues: (1) Whether the Multistate Tax Compact has the status of a contract that binds its signatory states; and (2) whether a state law that imposes retroactive tax liability for a period of almost seven years, in a manner that upsets settled expectations and reasonable reliance interests, violates the due process clause.
Recommended Citation: Kate Howard, Petitions of the day, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 7, 2017, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/02/petitions-of-the-day-37/