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GOLDBERG v. SWEET

No. 87-826.

488 U.S. 252 (1989)

109 S.Ct. 582

102 L.Ed.2d 607

GOLDBERG ET AL. v. SWEET, DIRECTOR, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 10, 1989

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter A. Smith, Jr., argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs for appellants Goldberg et al. were John G. Roberts, Jr., John G. Jacobs, and William G. Clark, Jr. Laura DiGiantonio, Richard N. Wiley, and Robert L. Weinberg filed briefs for appellant GTE Sprint Communications Corp.

Andrew L. Frey argued the cause for appellees. On the brief were Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General of Illinois, Robert J. Ruiz, Solicitor General, Terry F. Moritz, Special Assistant Attorney General, and Alan P. Solow.†

JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this appeal, we must decide whether a tax on interstate telecommunications imposed by the State of Illinois violates the Commerce Clause. We hold that it does not.

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These cases come to us against a backdrop of massive technological and legal changes in the telecommunications industry.1 Years ago, all interstate telephone calls were relayed through electric...

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