9th Circuit looking at Meta’s “citizenship bias,” #Trump-era CMS rule struck by judge, #SBF’s trial rolls on and the judge in Trump’s case pounds his fist in frustration -- been there, pal.
"On this day in history, October 4, 1974, the trial of key Watergate conspirators began, marking a seminal moment in American political and legal history.
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Watergate remained a cultural touchstone, standing as the platonic ideal of the heights of presidential scandal until a young upstart out of Queens descended an escalator into the presidency and rewrote what was possible in the realm of scandal and legal entanglements."
Weds 10/4 - Trump Gagged, SCOTUS Might not gut CFPB, Hunter Biden Pleads Not Guilty, SBF Trial Resumes and Column Tuesday on Software Development Expenses
#Trump getting a gag order, #SCOTUS seems reticent to gut #CFPB, Hunter pleads not guilty, #SBF trial resumes and Column Tuesday, but on a Wednesday, and about software development research-expensing.
In this week’s column, I write that adopting uniform digital invoicing could help mitigate the state sales tax gap by preventing businesses from removing data.
Mon 10/2 - Congress Avoids Shutdown, Gas Furnace Efficiency Requirements, Big Law Firm Middle East Expansion, Trump to Appear in NY Court and SCOTUS Decision May Help Hunter Biden
The government narrowly avoiding shutdown, gas furnace efficiency requirements, Big Law firm expands to middle east, #Trump back in NY court and #SCOTUS may lend a hand to Hunter Biden.
In this week's Insights I talked about how the McCulloch v. Maryland "power to tax is the power to destroy" has been taken up to legislate against social ills that cannot be reached through other means.
My specific example, California's recently-enacted 11% sales tax on guns and ammo.
Fri 9/29 - #SuffolkLaw is Awesome, #IRS May Furlough Staff, #NLRB Nationwide Ruling Against #Starbucks, #USPTO Stays Open if Gov Shuts Down and #SCOTUS Case on Second Amendment
MA law school has an outsize (positive) influence, IRS may furlough staff if the government shuts down, NLRB slaps Starbucks on the wrist nationwide, USPTO can stay open for a bit if the government shuts down and a 2nd amendment case before SCOTUS.
Hey #lawfedi folks, haven't sent out the bat-stodon signal in a bit. We're over here at esq.social, an instance open to any #law or #legal-adjacent professionals, or those that maintain an interest.
If you're on a general-interest instance and have any designs on moving to a Local Timeline that speaks your language, give us a look. We'd be excited to have you.
Any questions or help required, shoot me a message. We have about 500 users, ~120 of which are regularly active.
Weds 9/27 - O'Hagan Meyer Grows, SCOTUS tells Alabama to Redraw District, Trump Liable for Fraud in NY and SCOTUS Prepares for New Term
O’Hagan Meyer eating the meat from the bones of Daugherty Lordan, SCOTUS upholds a ruling requiring Alabama to redraw a district, Trump and co. liable for fraud, and SCOTUS gears up for a new term.
Thurs 9/21 - Judge Newman Suspended 1 year, UFC Monopsony Suit, Judiciary has 2 weeks Funding, $10k/hour Legal Fees in Tesla Case, America Supports Strikes and Authors Sue OpenAI
Elder Judge suspended for a year, #UFC#monopsony suit, #judiciary can run for 2 weeks if the government shuts down, attorneys that sued #Tesla want $10k/hour, support for #strikes is high and #authors sue #openai
This week I argue for using property #tax reform and #AI for good.
"Housing costs have climbed … with the average US home sale price up 47.5% from Q4 '20 to Q4 ’22. The crunch … is felt acutely by buyers of mid-range and working-class housing.
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Inequitable property assessments contribute to this issue [and] inequity cuts in favor of higher earners; more expensive properties are frequently undervalued, while less expensive properties are overvalued.”
This week I talked about the Klimabonus in #Austria -- a very cool tax policy that puts money collected from polluters in the hands of folks living in Austria. Connecting politically the tax with the reimbursement of the public for the externality.
This is the way.
"Connecting carbon taxes with direct payments to taxpayers may prove a powerful tool in making environmental tax policies not just politically acceptable, but also a political necessity.”
Fri 9/15 - Sinema Opposes NLRB Rule, 1/6 Cases Reach SCOTUS, Smith Rejects Trump's Judge Removal Demand, Paxton Impeachment Nears End
#Sinema opposes joint employer rule, first #January6 cases reach #SCOTUS, Smith rejects #Trump call for Chutkan’s removal, spa will comply with #NLRB, Texas’ #Paxton impeachment trial nears end and #UAW strikes.