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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Courts - Oral argument today before the SCOTUS in RICO case in which many states have an interest
According to this entry today in SCOTUSBlog, the SCOTUS today is hearing the following case:
1 p.m. – In Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York (08-969), the issue is whether a city government can use a civil RICO lawsuit to collect cigarette taxes.According to our list "Filed State Amicus Briefs 2009 AG Zoeller", the State of Indiana authored a merits brief in this case. According to this SCOTUSBlog entry by Brian Goldman:
The case presents the Court with an issue being watched closely by state and local governments nationwide: whether such governments may bring civil suits to recover non-commercial losses – such as uncollected taxes – under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), which confers standing upon “any person injured in his business or property by reason of a violation of” RICO’s criminal prohibitions.Here is the amicus brief authored by the Indiana Attorney General and joined by the following states: Alabama, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 3, 2009 10:36 AM
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