Part of Maryland digital ad tax law declared unconstitutional

Part of Maryland Digital Ad Tax Law Declared Unconstitutional

Part of Maryland digital ad tax law declared unconstitutional

A federal appeals court on Friday declared unconstitutional a Maryland law prohibiting companies that pass on the costs of the state's first-of-its-kind digital advertising tax from telling customers why prices went up.

Court strikes down ban on disclosing Maryland digital ad tax

A federal appeals court has ruled unconstitutional a provision of a Maryland law that prevents companies from displaying a digital ad tax charge on a bill.

Maryland Ad Tax Provision Falls to First Amendment Challenge (2)

Maryland can’t keep businesses from passing on its embattled digital advertising tax to customers, after the Fourth Circuit said Friday that the restriction is unconstitutional.

CCIA Wins Appeal in Challenge of Maryland’s Digital Advertising Tax

Washington – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has held that the First Amendment challenge to Maryland’s Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax Act, led by groups including the Computer & Communications Industry Association, may proceed to final decision. Calling the law an attempt to “duck criticism by silencing those affected by its tax,” the court of appeals held that the “tax is unconstitutional in all of its applications.”  T…