Justice and the Tax Trial of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. faced tax evasion charges in Alabama in 1960. His acquittal—and the lawyers who defended him—offer a powerful lesson about justice.
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Why Justice Matters 2018: The Income Tax Trial Of Martin Luther King, Jr.
More than 50 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a leader in the civil rights movement, was on the receiving end of repeated harassment by tax authorities, including the IRS. He was eventually indicted by the State of Alabama: The result was surprising.
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Why Justice Matters: Remembering Martin Luther King's Tax Trial
When Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen took over the reins of the embattled agency last year, he acknowledged that a loss of confidence in the agency was a challenge, telling an audience at the National Press Club: In moving the IRS forward, one of the most important things we have to do is…
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Why Justice Matters, Revisited
Today, we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. To honor the day, as I do always, I am reposting an article (as is) that I wrote a few years ago. It remains one of my favorite posts. Enjoy! — I’ll be frank. I don’t always love being a lawyer. When I was a…
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Why Justice Matters
Today, we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. To honor the day, I am reposting something that I wrote around this time three years ago. It remains one of my favorite posts. Enjoy! — I’ll be frank. I don’t always love being a lawyer. When I was a little girl, I used to watch…
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Why Justice Matters (Redux, 2011)
Today, we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. To honor the day, I am reposting something that I wrote around this time two years ago. It remains one of my favorite posts. Enjoy! — I’ll be frank. I don’t always love being a lawyer. When I was a little girl, I used to…
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Why Justice Matters (Revisited)
Today, we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. I’m working on a post about service. But in the meantime, I am reposting something that I wrote around this time last year. It remains one of my favorite posts. Enjoy! — I’ll be frank. I don’t always love being a lawyer. When I was…
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Is Justice Relevant – Or How Dr. King Reminded Me Why Being A Lawyer Matters
I’ll be frank. I don’t always love being a lawyer. When I was a little girl, I used to watch Perry Mason with my grandfather on TBS. That constituted my entire legal experience before entering law school. And it was flawed. You see, on TV, none of the lawyers lied to Perry Mason over the…