4th Amendment
“[W]e conclude that fidgeting alone is insufficient to justify a Terry search for weapons.” Reynolds v. Commonwealth, 2012 Ky. App. LEXIS 237 (November 9, 2012).
License / Fees to Exercise a Right
“It is contended, however, that the fact that the license tax can suppress or control this activity is unimportant [319 U.S. 105, 113] if it does not do so. But that is to disregard the nature of this tax. It is a license tax – a flat tax imposed on the exercise of a privilege granted by the Bill of Rights. A state may not impose a charge for the enjoyment of a right granted by the federal constitution.”
“The tax imposed by the City of Jeannette is a flat license tax, the payment of which is a condition of the exercise of these constitutional privileges. The power to tax the exercise of a privilege is the power to control or suppress its enjoyment.”
U.S. Supreme Court
319 U.S. 105 (1943)
MURDOCK v. PENN
Weight Given to Attorney General Opinions
North Carolina
“In summation, we conclude that the Secretary of Revenue’s interpretation of business income as defined under N.C.G.S. § 105-130.4(a)(1) is entitled to due consideration and considered prima facie correct. This prima facie presumption is significant given Polaroid’s failure to adequately rebut the Secretary of Revenue’s interpretation. Moreover, the General Assembly’s failure to amend N.C.G.S. § 105-130.4(a)(1) demonstrates its implied acquiescence in the Secretary of Revenue’s interpretation, thereby providing further support for our conclusion that the North Carolina Corporate Income Tax Act defines business income in a manner encompassing both the transactional and functional tests.” http://caselaw.findlaw.com/nc-supreme-court/1069788.html
Texas
Attorney general opinions are persuasive and entitled to due consideration. Comm’rs Court of Titus Cnty. v. Agan, 940 S.W.2d 77, 82 (Tex.1997); see also City of Hous. v. Hous. Chronicle Publ’g Co., 673 S.W.2d 316, 322 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1984, no writ) (holding attorney general opinions should be given great weight).
Virginia
“‘While it is not binding on this Court, an Opinion of the Attorney General is ‘entitled to due consideration.’ Twietmeyer v. City of Hampton, 255 Va. 387, 393, 497 S.E.2d 858, 861 (1998). This is particularly so when the General Assembly has known of the Attorney General’s Opinion, in this case for five years, and has done nothing to change it. ‘The legislature is presumed to have had knowledge of the Attorney General’s interpretation of the statutes, and its failure to make corrective amendments evinces legislative acquiescence in the Attorney General’s view.’ Browning-Ferris, Inc. v. Commonwealth, 225 Va. 157, 161-62, 300 S.E.2d 603, 605-06 (1983).” Beck v. Shelton, 593 S.E.2d 195, 198-200 (2004).
Nexus in a State For Sales Tax Purposes
Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, 504 U.S. 298 (1992)
Avoiding Arbitration
EA Independent Franchisee Association, LLC v Edible Arrangements International, Inc. et al, USDC (D-Connecticut, July 19, 2011) 2011 WL2938077
