Halstead Bead, Inc. v. Lewis et al

  1. June 21, 2022

    Ariz. Biz Takes La. Tax System Challenge To 5th Circ.

    An Arizona jewelry wholesaler said Tuesday that it will ask the Fifth Circuit to overturn a federal judge's finding that its constitutional challenge to Louisiana's decentralized sales tax system was barred from federal court review.

  2. May 23, 2022

    Fed. Judge Tosses Ariz. Co.'s Challenge To La. Tax System

    A federal judge tossed an Arizona jewelry wholesaler's constitutional challenge to Louisiana's decentralized sales tax system Monday, finding a federal law that defers most state tax challenges to state courts barred it from having jurisdiction over the case.

  3. April 19, 2022

    La. Parish Rebukes Arizona Co.'s Sales Tax Suit

    A Louisiana parish told a federal court Tuesday that an Arizona jewelry wholesaler's lawsuit over the state's decentralized sales tax regime should be dismissed because the state, not individual parishes, are responsible for the law governing the tax.

  4. April 11, 2022

    Court Told To Nix Parish's Bid To Toss La. Tax System Fight

    An Arizona jewelry wholesaler urged a federal court to reject a Louisiana parish's separate bid to dismiss the company's constitutional challenge to the state's fragmented sales tax system after the parish filed its own dismissal motion following oral arguments.

  5. February 24, 2022

    La. Local Authorities Say Tax Injunction Act Bars Federal Suit

    Louisiana local tax authorities reiterated in a reply brief in federal court that an online jewelry wholesaler's challenge to the state's decentralized sales tax system violates federal law.

  6. February 15, 2022

    La. Tax System Battle Belongs In Fed. Court, Jewelry Co. Says

    An online jewelry wholesaler argued Tuesday that its challenge to Louisiana's decentralized sales tax system should proceed in federal court despite claims from local tax administrators that the lawsuit should be dismissed under the Tax Injunction Act.

  7. January 10, 2022

    La. Tax Agency Urges Toss Of Challenge To Local Tax Regime

    The Louisiana Department of Revenue asked a federal court to dismiss an Arizona company's constitutional challenge to Louisiana's decentralized sales tax system, arguing the business lacked standing to lodge its claims and the tax regime doesn't discriminate against interstate commerce.

  8. December 23, 2021

    La. Local Tax Collectors Move To Ax Online Sales Tax Suit

    Three Louisiana local tax administrators asked a federal judge to toss an Arizona company's constitutional challenge to the state's online sales tax system, arguing that the compliance burdens were overstated and that the dispute belongs in state court.

  9. November 15, 2021

    Ariz. Biz Asks Court To Find La. Tax Rules Violate Wayfair

    An Arizona jewelry wholesaler lodged a federal complaint Monday claiming that Louisiana's complex sales tax system imposes unconstitutional compliance burdens on out-of-state businesses in violation of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2018 decision allowing online sales to be taxed.