The Florida Supreme Court upheld a law that set different tax rates for cable and satellite television services, overturning a lower-court ruling that could have had major financial ramifications for the state.
The 16-page unanimous decision rejected arguments by satellite companies DirecTV and Dish Network that the differing tax rates are discriminatory and violate the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. That reversed a 2015 ruling by the First District Court of Appeal that raised the prospect of the state having to pay refunds to the satellite companies.
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