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Maryland’s digital ad tax is dead after the state’s Tax Court ruled it unconstitutional, striking down a law that targeted big tech firms and threatened to collect $250 million annually. The decision, handed down Friday, sided with Apple, Google, and Peacock TV, declaring the tax violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act — forcing Maryland to refund all $400 million collected so far, plus interest. This isn’t the first legal blow — a federal appeals court already struck down parts of the law last year for violating the First Amendment. Critics have long argued the tax stifles innovation and harms the economy. Now, with funds meant to support Maryland’s education initiative in jeopardy, lawmakers face tough choices: appeal, revise, or find new revenue streams.

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