Prof. Hickman Quoted in Star Tribune About South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.

Professor Kristin Hickman was quoted in a Star Tribune article about the pending Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. The case concerns the ability of states to collect sales tax revenue from online vendors who sell and ship products to state residents but lack a physical presence in the state. South Dakota and other states have asked the Supreme Court to overturn precedent restricting state sales tax collections under such circumstances. Commenting on the Supreme Court’s willingness to do so, Professor Hickman suggested that “[i]t is not unusual for people to ask courts to overturn prior decisions” but “[i]t’s rare for courts to do it. Up to now the assumption was that Congress would need to step in.”