State of Arizona, Plaintiff v. State of California

  1. February 24, 2020

    Supreme Court Won't Hear Ariz. Tax Suit Against Calif.

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Arizona's challenge to California's charging of a minimum "doing business" tax to Arizona businesses and individuals, after the U.S. government's top litigator advised the court against reviewing it.

  2. December 20, 2019

    Ariz. Urges Justices To Hear Calif. Tax Suit Despite SG's Views

    The U.S. solicitor general is wrong that Arizona's complaint against California's imposition of tax on Arizona residents' investment in California companies does not merit original jurisdiction, the Grand Canyon state has said, urging the Supreme Court to take the case.

  3. December 10, 2019

    SG Urges Justices To Pass On Ariz.'s Tax Suit Against Calif.

    Arizona's suit over California taxing Arizonans who only invested in a California company doesn't rise to the level of a case that should go before the U.S. Supreme Court, the solicitor general said, urging the court to decline the petition.

  4. June 24, 2019

    Justices Seek SG's Input In Ariz. Tax Dispute With Calif.

    The U.S. Supreme Court invited U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco on Monday to offer input on Arizona's claim that California overreached its taxing authority in assessing taxes on Arizona businesses and individuals with no business activities in the Golden State.

  5. June 06, 2019

    Calif. Trying To Mislead US Supreme Court, Ariz. Claims

    California is trying to mislead the U.S. Supreme Court into believing that its taxation of Arizona businesses and individuals with no business in the state does not violate the U.S. Constitution, Arizona said in a brief posted Thursday.

  6. May 24, 2019

    Ariz. Tax Claim Not Worth Supreme Court Case, Calif. Says

    Arizona's claim that California wrongly taxed Arizona businesses and individuals does not rise to the standard of a matter for original jurisdiction, and the U.S. Supreme Court should decline to hear it, California said in a reply brief Friday.

  7. March 11, 2019

    Arizona Sues Calif. In High Court Over $10M In Tax Seizures

    Arizona has sued California in the U.S. Supreme Court over tax assessments and seizures against Arizona businesses and individuals totaling up to $10 million a year, saying the assessments violate the U.S. Constitution, the Arizona attorney general's office announced Monday.