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Justice Matters: The Tax Trial Of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kelly Phillips ErbJanuary 18, 2021January 19, 2021

I am the only lawyer in my family. That’s important to my story because – as you’ll read in a minute – my thinking about

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Why Justice Matters 2019: The Income Tax Trial Of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kelly Phillips ErbJanuary 21, 2019May 18, 2020

As a country, we’ve grown used to the idea that our leaders could be investigated by authorities for allegations ranging from perjury to collusion. Politicians

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Why Justice Matters 2018: The Income Tax Trial Of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kelly Phillips ErbJanuary 15, 2018July 27, 2022

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 (Revisited)

Kelly Phillips ErbJanuary 18, 2010May 19, 2020

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

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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Why Justice Matters

Kelly Phillips ErbJanuary 19, 2009

Today, we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. To honor the day, I am reposting something that I wrote around this time last

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Is Justice Relevant – Or How Dr. King Reminded Me Why Being A Lawyer Matters

Kelly Phillips ErbJanuary 21, 2008

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

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