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A federal appeals court has ruled unconstitutional a provision of a Maryland digital advertising tax law that prevents companies from displaying the tax charge on a bill.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held the tax speech ban violated the First Amendment. Maryland argued it was mere “commercial speech” and allowed companies to pass along the tax to consumers, but not say why.The court took a historic view. “And complaining about taxes remains a grand American political tradition,” wrote Judge Julius Richardson on behalf of the three-judge panel. “Perhaps fearing such complaints, Maryland paired its tax with another…