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Algemeiner, Harvard Law School Passes Resolution Accusing Israel of Genocide, Calling For Divestment: The Harvard Law School (HLS) Student Government has passed a divestment
resolution that falsely accuses Israel of genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza, a controversial charge which some scholars and lawmakers have deemed as antisemitic [...]
Section 162 permits taxpayers to deduct all the “ordinary and necessary expenses” they incur in carrying on their trade or business. Generally, we know that taxpayers who
claim §162 deductions must substantiate them. Generally, we know that means taxpayer must provide receipts. [...]
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Position Jennifer Bird-Pollan Leaves Kentucky For Wayne State Sunday: No Earthly Cross Is Borne In Vain, For The Darkness Of Good Friday Is... [...]
American Greatness Op-Ed: Standing Back to See More Clearly, by Mike Kerrigan (Hunton Andrews Kurth, Charlotte, NC): I had occasion recently to reflect on the nature of suffering
while consoling a friend grieving the loss of his beautiful young daughter. Like gazing at “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte,” Georges... [...]
New York Times Op-Ed: It’s Easter 2050. Here’s What American Religion Looks Like., by Ross Douthat: Another Easter, another survey showing religion’s recent ebb: This
one is from Gallup, confirming a deepening of the 21st-century decline in church attendance. [...]
Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: Why Pews Are Packed on Easter Sunday, by Timothy Cardinal Dolan (Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York): There’s no denying it. Many Americans
no longer consider themselves members of any particular religion. They may believe in God and the power of prayer, and many say they... [...]
New York Times Op-Ed: On Broadway, ‘Centering’ Antiracism Is Delightful, by John McWhorter (Columbia; Google Scholar): My 12-year-old daughter practically had to drag me
into the musical “Six,” currently raging on Broadway, in which Henry VIII’s six wives all have their say about what happened to them. [...]
There is a bit of movement in this week's list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads, with a new paper debuting on the list at #4. [457 Downloads] No More Tax-Free Lunch
for Billionaires: Closing the Borrowing Loophole, by Edward Fox (Michigan; Google Scholar) & Zachary Liscow (Yale;... [...]
Legal Education: The Atlantic, The War At Stanford LawProfBlawg, What Do Law Professor Campaign Contributions Say About Their Politics? Will Baude (Chicago), Teaching Constitutional
Law In A Crisis Of Judicial Legitimacy. Law.com, ABA Proposal To Allow Accreditation Of Fully Online Law Schools Receives Overwhelming Support Chronicle of Higher [...]