The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state laws that prohibit merchants from imposing a surcharge on credit card purchases violate the First Amendment. The petition for certiorari granted by the Supreme Court...more
A New York state law that prohibits merchants from imposing a surcharge on credit card purchases does not violate the First Amendment or the Due Process Clause, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently ruled....more
10/16/2015
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Credit Card Surcharges ,
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Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Due Process ,
Financial Institutions ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Merchants ,
Payment Systems ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers
Commenting that “Alice in Wonderland has nothing on” a New York law that prohibits merchants from imposing a surcharge on credit card purchases, a New York federal court has entered a preliminary injunction that prohibits the...more