Council on State Taxation files brief amicus curiae challenging whether the doctrine of comity precludes certain state tax disputes from proceeding in federal court

Client(s) Council on State Taxation

Jones Day filed a brief amicus curiae for the Council on State Taxation in a challenge to the decision of whether the doctrine of comity precludes certain state tax disputes from proceeding in federal court. The Supreme Court concluded that challenges that risk disrupting state tax administration must be brought in state court.

Levin v. Commerce Energy, Inc., 130 S. Ct. 2323 (2010)