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Paul Caron was named Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law on June 1, 2017. On this blog he shares his ideas, views, news, and more.
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Kristin E. Hickman (Minnesota; Google Scholar) & Bridget C.E. Dooling (Ohio State; Google Scholar), Competing Narratives in OIRA Review of Tax Regulations, 19 J.L. Econ. & Pol’y __ (2024): In a major retreat for presidential administration, the Biden Administration pulled the plug—at least for now—on Office of Information and Regulatory ..read more
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Law360, The Law School Legal Industry Job Tracker: Class Of 2023: Law360, Top Law Schools For Legal Industry Careers: By The Numbers: Lists of the Top 10 law schools in seven jobs categories: BigLaw Law Firms Federal Clerkships State Clerkships Government Public Interest Business & Industry Law360, The Top Law ..read more
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Miranda Perry Fleischer (San Diego; Google Scholar), Taxing Old Money: Considerations in Crafting a Rignano Tax, 8 L. Ethics & Phil. 86 (2020): This article explores whether it is possible to tax “old money” differently than “new money.” In The Inheritance of Wealth, Daniel Halliday proposes that we tax wealth ..read more
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Law.com, 'Dean Developments': Several Deans Move Long Distance: There may be a calm before the storm with only three dean changes within the past month, but June and July are prime time for dean moves. The University of Buffalo School of Law has named a permanent dean [S. Todd Brown ..read more
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Bradley T. Borden (Brooklyn; Google Scholar), The IRS’s Position on Section 1031 Straddle Exchanges Is Half Wrong, 181 Tax Notes Fed. 1193 (Nov. 13, 2023): When a section 1031 exchange straddles tax years and includes liability relief, exchangers must determine whether gain is recognized in the year of disposition of ..read more
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Phys.org, Researchers Find Lower Grades Given to Students With Surnames That Come Later in Alphabetical Order: Knowing your ABCs is essential to academic success, but having a last name starting with A, B or C might also help make the grade. An analysis by University of Michigan researchers of more ..read more
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Joshua D. Blank (UC-Irvine; Google Scholar) & Leigh Osofsky (North Carolina; Google Scholar), Democratizing Administrative Law, 73 Duke L.J. 1615 (2024): When agencies make statements about the law, people listen. This insight yields a fundamental tension. According to one set of views, such agency statements, and their ability to influence ..read more
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LSU Law News, Crypto Scholar, Former US Department of Justice Prosecutor Del Wright Jr. to Join LSU Law faculty in Fall 2024 Semester: Del Wright Jr., a former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor with the Tax Division and legal scholar whose research focuses on crypto and the regulation of ..read more
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Michelle D. Layser (San Diego; Google Scholar) & Andrew Greenlee (Illinois; Google Scholar), Structural Inequality and the New Markets Tax Credit, 73 Duke L.J. 800 (2024): The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) is a federal tax incentive used to promote investment in low-income neighborhoods. Many of these neighborhoods are home ..read more
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Law360, Berkeley Law Faces Claims Over Anti-Israel Student Protests: A group of Jewish advocacy organizations suing the University of California, Berkeley, and its law school since November for purportedly tolerating antisemitism on campus have amended their complaint to add allegations stemming from recent campus protests, including an allegedly antisemitic campaign ..read more