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Taxapalooza at the Supreme Court: Part Three

2 June 2010

You hear those little whoops and cheers in the background? Those are me, ecstatic that the Supreme Court appears to be on a tax tear. Next on the agenda is Levin, Tax Commissioner of Ohio v. Commerce Energy, Inc., which was argued back in March and decided on yesterday. Levin is mostly a procedural case. [...]

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Taxapalooza at the Supreme Court: Part Two

25 May 2010

The US Supreme Court continues to plow through its review of cases for the next season, making reference to its second tax case. Unlike the first (in which cert was denied), the Supreme Court agreed to put the second set on its docket. The Court agreed to hear two cases, Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization [...]

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Taxapalooza at the Supreme Court: Part One

25 May 2010

Typically, there are not a lot of tax cases that make news at the Supreme Court level. But this season feels like it’s an exception with a whopping two – yes, two – tax-related cases slated for review. Well, that’s a bit of an overstatement. The first case was actually more procedural in nature but [...]

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Obama Announces Kagan as Supreme Court Nominee

11 May 2010

On Monday, President Obama announced Elena Kagan as his nominee to the US Supreme Court to fill the spot soon to be vacated by Justice John Paul Stevens. Stevens, the fourth longest serving Justice in the Supreme Court, has served during the terms of seven presidents (Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. [...]

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Oakland Votes to Tax Marijuana

22 July 2009

A measure to tax the gross receipts of licensed medical marijuana dispensaries in Oakland passed overwhelmingly on Tuesday. The vote makes Oakland the first city in the US to tax marijuana. The tax was put on the ballot after a considerable push from the medical community. City Council jumped on the bandwagon, too, when it [...]

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Sotomayor Supreme Court Hearing: Where’s the Tax?

14 July 2009

While watching the Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings (and I hope that you are, even if for a bit), you’ll hear lots of questions. What you likely won’t hear are any significant questions about tax. But don’t panic: it’s not surprising. For one, Sotomayor has not written extensively about tax law. The one case that she is [...]

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