No. 17-494October Term 2017Decided Jun 21, 2018
South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.
This case asked whether South Dakota could require large online and other out-of-state sellers with no physical presence in the state to collect and remit state sales tax.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 21, 2018
- What it's about
This case asked whether South Dakota could require large online and other out-of-state sellers with no physical presence in the state to collect and remit state sales tax. The dispute centered on whether the Constitution’s dormant Commerce Clause still required a seller to be physically present in a state before the state could impose that tax-collection duty.
Question presented
Should this Court abrogate Quill's sales-tax-only, physical-presence requirement?
- Case path
Supreme Court of South Dakota / Decision released Jun 21, 2018
- Area
Business and Regulation
Timing
Decided June 21, 2018
The Court released its decision on June 21, 2018 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
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- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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- Jul 3, 2026
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