Hood, a Democrat filed a friendly brief asking for justices to review arguments that could invalidate a 1992 ruling that required businesses to be present in the state in order to collect sales tax. Hood, a Democrat, filed a friendly brief to a U.S. Supreme Court case asking justices to hear arguments that could overturn a 1992 ruling that required businesses in determining states to charge sales tax. “If local shops are unable compete with out-of state online retailers, we lose jobs and an important tax base as well as reinvest in our communities.” Hood stated in a release that Hood is asking the Supreme Court for an equal playing field for merchants, and for states to receive the revenue due them.