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• Federal judge says cell phone tax challenge case belongs in state court

  By April Brown | Tuesday, Apr 11, 2017 @ 5:12pm

  Judge Morrison England Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued a memorandum and order on March 20 in the matter of Bekkerman v. Calif. Board of Equalization et al, remanding the case back to a state trial court.

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  Court case says tampon tax is discriminatory

  By JoAnn Seltzer | Monday, Oct 24, 2016 @ 12:02am

  SAN FRANCISCO – California has been taxing tampons and sanitary napkins for years, classifying them as “luxury” items, while labeling items like Viagra and Lubriderm lotion as” medical necessities. Now the court is being asked to change that classification.

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