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No. 17-494October Term 2017Decided Jun 21, 2018

Docket 17-494October Term 2017 (2017–2018)

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
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 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.

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Jul 3, 2026
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