WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will hear a dispute over state laws that prohibit merchants from imposing fees on customers who use credit cards.
The justices said last week they will take up a case involving swipe fees that merchants must pay to the credit-card issuer each time a customer charges a purchase. The fees typically range from 2 percent to 3 percent.
Businesses in several states have challenged the laws as a violation of their free speech rights. The businesses say it's unfair that they can offer discounts to customers who pay cash, but they can't tell customers they're imposing a surcharge for using credit cards.
The federal appeals court in New York upheld the state's law. The Atlanta-based court of appeals struck down Florida's version of the same law.
Published: Wed, Oct 05, 2016
