Mealey's (November 4, 2019, 12:05 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 4 denied a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Staples Inc. and Staples The Office Superstore Inc. seeking clarification of Maryland’s taxation rule and a decision on whether a state may treat franchise fees, royalty fees and similar payments from in-state businesses to out-of-state businesses as income earned in that state by the out-of-state business (Staples, Inc., et al. v. Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury, No. 19-119, U.S. Sup.)....