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Interstate Commerce
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SALT Shaker
Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board rejects Finnigan sales reallocation for P.L. 86-272 protected affiliate
By Charles Capouet, Olivia Dibb
On July 22, 2026, the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board held that the Massachusetts Commissioner of Revenue could not use a Finnigan-style sales reallocation rule to include Massachusetts receipts of a…
GT L&E Blog
Supreme Court Clarifies Interstate Commerce Requirement for FAA’s Arbitration Exemption: Considerations for Employers
By Nicholas SanFilippo, Alessandro J. Angelori
The Supreme Court’s decision in Flowers Foods v. Brock expands the FAA transportation worker exemption, affecting arbitration agreements across industries.
Austin Personal Injury Blog
Interstate vs. Intrastate Trucking
Commercial trucks transport goods across the country every day, but not every truck operates under the same rules. Some carriers travel between states, while others transport freight entirely within one…
Last Month at the Supreme Court
Decision Alert: Supreme Court Unanimously Holds “Last-Mile” Delivery Drivers May Qualify for the Federal Arbitration Act’s Transportation Worker Exemption
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Monika Harris, David Ter-Petrosyan
On May 28, 2026, the Supreme Court unanimously held in Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock (No. 24–935) that a worker may qualify for the transportation worker exemption in § 1…
Wait A Second!
Supreme Court narrowly interprets Federal Arbitration Act for intrastate bakery drivers
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
The Supreme Court last week narrowly interpreted the Federal Arbitration Clause -- which favors arbitration and usually produces court rulings for management, which does not want cases in court but…
The Indian Lawyer Blog
Supreme Court holds VAT Not Applicable to Reliance’s Supply of Gas from KG Basin to UP which is an Inter-State Sale
Introduction In State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. v. Reliance Industries Limited & Ors., 2026 INSC 491, decided on 15 May 2026, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, comprising…
Regulatory Oversight
Ninth Circuit Upholds ATF’s PACT Act Authority Over Tribal Cigarette Sales
By Agustin Rodriguez, Nick Ramos
Over the last couple of years, we have written about a federal case brought by the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians (the Tribe) (here, here, and here) involving key…
Budding Trends
The Interstate Commerce and the Dormant Commerce Clause in Light of Rescheduling
By Slates C. Veazey, Whitt Steineker
This is the ninth of 13 posts describing the impacts of marijuana’s rescheduling. An homage to Phish’s historic run at Madison Square Garden in the Summer of 2017, Budding Trends…
Last Month at the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Set To Clarify Whether “Last-Mile” Delivery Drivers Are Engaged in Interstate Commerce
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, David Ter-Petrosyan
On March 25, the Supreme Court heard argument in Flowers Foods, Inc v. Brock, a case presenting a key issue regarding interstate commerce: whether “last-mile” delivery drivers are classified as…
Texas Agriculture Law Blog
Animal Confinement Law Update
Farm animal confinement statutes such as California’s Proposition 12, have been popular in news stories, the legislative branch, and the judiciary around the country. In recent months, there has been…