CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE v. REGULUS BOOKS

Record No. 210414.

873 S.E.2d 81 (2022)

CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE v. REGULUS BOOKS, LLC.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 9, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Rife ( Lisa Robertson , City Attorney; Andrew M. Neville ; Steven R. Minor , Bristol; Taxing Authority Consulting Services; Elliott Lawson & Minor, on briefs), for appellant.

Renee Flaherty ( Keith Neely ; Paul Sherman ; Neal L. Walters ; Institute for Justice; Scott Kroner , on brief), for appellee.

Amicus Curiae: National Taxpayers Union Foundation ( Joseph D. Henchman ; Victor M. Glassberg ; Victor M. Glassberg & Associates, on brief), in support of appellee.

PRESENT: Goodwyn, C.J., Powell, Kelsey, McCullough, and Chafin, JJ., and Russell and Millette, S.JJ.


This case involves four issues. First, whether a freelance writer's business provides a service as defined by a business license tax ordinance. Second, whether the freelance writer's business falls under the ordinance's catchall provision. Third, if the ordinance's catchall provision does cover the...

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