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Sloan G. Speck (Colorado; Google Scholar), The Realization Rule as a Legal Standard, 16 Colum. J. Tax. L. __ (2024): The realization “rule” in tax law is better characterized as a legal standard. This characterization matters after the Supreme Court’s decision in Moore v. United States, which sets the stage ..read more
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Donald J. Polden (Santa Clara), Leading Law Firms in the "New Normal": Recovering from Crises through Leadership Development, 63 Santa Clara L. Rev. 223 (2023): Beginning in 2008, the first of three major crises hit the nation and had global implications and effects, including significant ones for the legal profession ..read more
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8h ago
Lawrence Lokken (Florida), Dividend Equivalents: Foreign investors are generally subject to a 30 percent tax on dividends received from U.S. companies. Through various derivative instruments and transactions, an investor can achieve the financial equivalent of an investment in a U.S. stock, without actually owning the stock. The U.S. Congress decided ..read more
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14h ago
Following up on my previous post, George Mason Law School: $13m Budget Deficit In FY25 ($38m Over 6 Years); Dean Charged With Balancing Budget And Maintaining #28 U.S. News Ranking: George Mason University News, Statement Regarding Scalia Law School Finances: Recent media reports about the Scalia Law School budget deficit ..read more
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14h ago
Peter D. Enrich (Northeastern), Michael Mazerov (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities), Darien Shanske (UC-Davis; Google Scholar) & Dan Bucks (Public Revenues Consulting), State Conformity to GILTI is a Good Idea (A Defense of Minnesota), 110 Tax Notes St. 287 (October 23, 2023): SALT in the Public Interest presents government ..read more
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MacArthur Foundation, Dorothy Roberts (Penn; Google Scholar): Dorothy Roberts is a legal scholar and public policy researcher exposing racial inequities embedded within health and social service systems. Roberts’s work encompasses reproductive health, bioethics, and child welfare. She sheds light on systemic inequities, amplifies the voices of those directly affected, and ..read more
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Following up on last week's post, Critics Say Cutting 'Race And Ethnicity' From ABA Law School Diversity Accreditation Standard Goes Too Far: Brian Leiter (Chicago), Opposition to ABA's Proposal to Revamp its "Diversity and Inclusion" Standards in the Wake of SCOTUS Decision in SFFA: A letter from 44 Deans can ..read more
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William G. Gale (Brookings Institution; Google Scholar), Jeffrey L. Hoopes (North Carolina; Google Scholar) & Kyle Pomerleau (American Enterprise Institute), Sweeping Changes and an Uncertain Legacy: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, 38 J. Econ. Persps. 3 (2024): The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 introduced ..read more
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Reuters, ABA Strikes 'Minority' and 'Of Color' From Clerkship Criteria Amid Lawsuit Threat: The American Bar Association has revised the criteria for its Judicial Clerkship Program opens new tab to eliminate references to minority students and “communities of color” after a conservative legal group alleged that the ABA was illegally ..read more
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2d ago
Law.com, Cravath's Len Teti on the Human Side of Tax Law: Cravath Swaine & Moore partner Len Teti hosts the firm's "On Tax" podcast, which is now in its eighth season. The podcast seeks to share what the firm says is "the human side of tax law" and spotlights successful ..read more