Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued its opinion in Direct Marketing Association v. Brohl, reversing the district court’s order granting summary judgment. The Tenth Circuit held that Colorado’s notice and reporting requirements imposed on non-collecting retailers did not violate the dormant Commerce Clause because they neither discriminated against, nor unduly burdened, interstate commerce. In determining that Colorado’s law did not violate the dormant Commerce Clause, the Tenth Circuit further held that the application of Quill v. North Dakota is narrowly limited to sales and use tax collection.
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