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  • July 01, 2025

    Colts' New Owners Might Break NFL's Glass Ceilings

    It took less than three weeks for control of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts to officially shift from late owner Jim Irsay to his three daughters. While the continuity assured by the transition did not surprise legal experts, the potential for the trio to break new ground has those experts watching closely.

  • June 30, 2025

    Trump Tariff Challenge Belongs In Trade Court, Groups Argue

    The America First Legal Foundation and Coalition for a Prosperous America on Monday backed the federal government in an appeal brought by toy makers challenging President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs, arguing that the lower court should've never issued an injunction because the dispute belongs in the U.S. Court of International Trade.

  • June 30, 2025

    Conn. Expects Corporate Tax Changes To Raise Almost $350M

    Connecticut will make changes to corporate taxes that are projected to raise nearly $350 million over two years — largely from repealing the state's $2.5 million cap on tax increases for some combined unitary taxpayers — under the 2026-27 budget signed Monday by the governor.

  • June 30, 2025

    Yoga To The People Founder Gets 4 Years For Tax Evasion

    A Manhattan federal judge Monday sentenced the founder of Yoga to the People to four years in prison for dodging more than $1 million in taxes over an eight-year period, during which the once-popular fitness chain did not file a single corporate tax return.

  • June 30, 2025

    Canada Removing Digital Tax To Salvage US Trade Talks

    Canada has agreed to roll back its 3% digital services tax just ahead of Monday's first payment deadline in order to continue trade negotiations with the U.S., Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Sunday evening.

  • June 30, 2025

    Top State & Local Tax Cases Of 2025: Midyear Report

    From the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of a group of Catholic charities seeking an unemployment tax exemption to the New York Supreme Court ruling on the state's rule governing the application of P.L. 86-272, it's been a busy first half of the year for state and local tax. Here, Law360 looks at some of the top state and local tax cases of the past six months.

  • June 30, 2025

    Immigrant Groups Urge DC Circ. To Stop IRS-ICE Info Deal

    Tax privacy law bars the IRS from sharing taxpayer addresses with immigration authorities, even to facilitate criminal investigations, immigrant advocacy groups told the D.C. Circuit, urging it to stanch an information-sharing deal that claims to help the government probe immigrants who have avoided deportation.

  • June 30, 2025

    RI Allows Local Tax Amnesty Programs For Every 3 Years

    Rhode Island authorized municipalities to establish local tax amnesty programs every three years to give people and businesses a chance to resolve outstanding property tax liabilities without accruing interest under legislation signed by the governor.

  • June 30, 2025

    Justices Let Stand IRS' Summons For Coinbase User's Info

    The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Monday a cryptocurrency investor's challenge to an IRS summons for his financial records from the exchange Coinbase, letting stand a First Circuit ruling that upheld limitations on privacy rights for records held by third-party financial institutions.

  • June 30, 2025

    Justices Pass On Free Speech Challenge To Ga. Strip Club Tax

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will not review a decision by Georgia's highest court that said a state tax on strip clubs that's used to fund efforts to address child trafficking does not violate the First Amendment.

  • June 30, 2025

    Justices Won't Review Taxing Of Power Plant On Tribal Land

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a power company's claims that federal law protects a power plant it owns on tribal land in Arizona from property taxes.

  • June 27, 2025

    Senate Republican Plan Would Cut ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Funds, Keep PCAOB

    U.S. Senate Banking Committee Republicans' latest budget bill plans have dropped a push to dismantle the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and pivoted to a lesser — but still severe — cut to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding. 

  • June 27, 2025

    Crypto Co. CEO Sued Over Alleged Sex Assault, Retaliation

    The CEO of blockchain platform Mask Network has been hit with a suit in New Jersey federal court from a former employee at his affiliated payroll company alleging he sexually assaulted her during a work trip, fired her after she raised concerns about millions in unreported cryptocurrency transactions, and withdrew sponsorship of her U.S. green card.

  • June 27, 2025

    Trump Ends Canada Trade Talks Over Digital Services Tax

    The U.S. is ending trade negotiations with Canada because of the country's digital services tax, President Donald Trump said Friday, days before tech giants are due to file their first returns for the 3% charge on revenues they earn from Canadians.

  • June 27, 2025

    US, China Finalize Part Of Trade Agreement

    The U.S. and China recently finalized an agreement to remove certain American trade barriers in exchange for jumpstarting critical Chinese export approvals, according to remarks made by Chinese government officials Friday.

  • June 27, 2025

    Vertical Farm Co. Owner Cops To Tax Evasion, Fraud Scheme

    The owner of a business that helped people set up vertical farms admitted to skipping his income taxes and taking money from customers, including an autism charity, without holding up his end of the deal, according to filings in a Pennsylvania federal court.

  • June 27, 2025

    Virginia Medical Lab Denied Sales Tax Break For Reagents

    An operator of medical diagnostic laboratories in Virginia was correctly denied a refund of sales and use taxes on its purchases of reagents used for analysis of blood and urine samples, the Virginia Tax Commissioner said.

  • June 27, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Weil, Freshfields, Sidley Austin

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Spectris backs a takeover offer from Advent, C&S Wholesale Grocers acquires SpartanNash, NBA team owners approve the sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx to a consortium led by former limited partners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, and Illumina Inc. acquires SomaLogic from Standard BioTools.

  • June 27, 2025

    3 DOL Policy Shifts On Benefits Attys' Radar

    Since President Donald Trump's administration took over in January, the U.S. Department of Labor has changed its tack on several issues related to employee benefits. Here, Law360 looks at three moves that caught lawyers' attention.

  • June 27, 2025

    DOJ Tax Division To Split Criminal, Civil Units, Official Says

    The U.S. Department of Justice aims to finalize a reorganization plan for its Tax Division by summer's end that would separate the criminal and civil tax functions and relocate them to the department's main branches, a department official said Friday.

  • June 27, 2025

    EU Ready For US Trade Deal, Von Der Leyen Says

    The European Union is ready for a trade deal with the U.S. in the weeks ahead, but "all options remain on the table," the European Commission's president said Friday.

  • June 27, 2025

    NC Biz Court Bulletin: Last-Minute Settlements Head Off Trials

    Untouched by the summer slump, the North Carolina Business Court kicked off June with a sanctions order against a biogas company caught spurning court orders and a new complaint by a former NFL player accusing his longtime financial adviser of defrauding him for decades.

  • June 26, 2025

    Ex-NY Gov. Aide Hit With New PPE Fraud Scheme Charges

    A federal grand jury Wednesday tacked on charges against a former top aide to two New York governors in a case accusing her of secretly acting as a Chinese government agent, alleging she illegally steered government contracts during the COVID-19 pandemic to businesses she was secretly connected to.

  • June 26, 2025

    Solar Co. Meyer Burger Can Tap $10M DIP To Fund Ch. 11 Sale

    Swiss solar panel maker Meyer Burger's U.S. unit secured a Delaware bankruptcy judge's interim approval Thursday for a $10 million debtor-in-possession loan as it looks to sell two manufacturing sites in Chapter 11.

  • June 26, 2025

    Maine To Hike Sales Tax On Cannabis, Add Streaming To Base

    Maine will raise its sales tax rate on adult-use cannabis and lower its excise tax rate on cannabis flower and add streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu to the sales tax base under budget legislation signed by the governor.

Expert Analysis

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Teaching Yourself Legal Tech

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    New graduates often enter practice unfamiliar with even basic professional software, but budding lawyers can use on-the-job opportunities to both catch up on technological skills and explore the advanced legal and artificial intelligence tools that will open doors, says Alyssa Sones at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Steps For Universities To Pass Tax-Exempt Test Amid Scrutiny

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    After decades of a quiet governmental acceptance of tax-exempt status, universities are facing unprecedented and public pressure to defend themselves, and must consider how to protect this valuable status, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.

  • Tax Court Ruling Sets High Bar For Limited Partner Exception

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    The U.S. Tax Court’s recent decision in Soroban Capital Partners v. Commissioner endorsed the IRS’ use of functional analysis to determine whether the limited partner exception applied for taxation under the Self-Employed Contributions Act, highlighting the intense factual analysis that will occur during audits, says Erin Hines at Akerman.

  • How AI May Reshape The Future Of Adjudication

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    As discussed at a recent panel at Texas A&M, artificial intelligence will not erase the human element of adjudication in the next 10 to 20 years, but it will drive efficiencies that spur private arbiters to experiment, lead public courts to evolve and force attorneys to adapt, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.

  • When Legal Advocacy Crosses The Line Into Incivility

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    As judges issue sanctions for courtroom incivility, and state bars advance formal discipline rules, trial lawyers must understand that the difference between zealous advocacy and unprofessionalism is not just a matter of tone; it's a marker of skill, credibility and potentially disciplinary exposure, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.

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    Volunteering At Schools Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Speaking to elementary school students about the importance of college and other opportunities after high school — especially students who may not see those paths reflected in their daily lives — not only taught me the importance of giving back, but also helped to sharpen several skills essential to a successful legal practice, says Guillermo Escobedo at Constangy.

  • Attacks On Judicial Independence Tend To Manifest In 3 Ways

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    Attacks on judicial independence now run the gamut from gross (bald-faced interference) to systemic (structural changes) to insidious (efforts to undermine public trust), so lawyers, judges and the public must recognize the fateful moment in which we live and defend the rule of law every day, says Jim Moliterno at Washington and Lee University.

  • Increased Tariffs Create Opportunity To Protect IP Rights

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    Heightened tariffs on certain foreign imports have created operational and fiscal challenges for companies, but the corresponding increase in customs inspections could offer a silver lining of more consistent enforcement against counterfeit and infringing goods, says Andraya Pulaski Brunau at Day Pitney.

  • Dissecting House And Senate's Differing No-Tax-On-Tips Bills

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    Employers should understand how the House and Senate versions of no-tax-on-tips bills differ — including in the scope of related deductions and reporting requirements — to meet any new compliance obligations and communicate with their employees, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Appreciating Civil Procedure

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    If you’re like me, law school’s often complex and theoretical approach to teaching civil procedure may have contributed to an early struggle with the topic, but when seen from a practical perspective, new lawyers may find they enjoy mastering these rules, says Chloe Villagomez at Foster Garvey.

  • Section 899 Could Be A Costly Tax Shift For US Borrowers

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    Intended to deter foreign governments from applying unfair taxes to U.S. companies, the proposal adding new Section 899 to the Internal Revenue Code would more likely increase tax burdens on U.S. borrowers than non-U.S. lenders unless Congress limits its scope, says Michael Bolotin at Debevoise.

  • Calif. Bar Exam Fiasco Shows Why Attys Must Disclose AI Use

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    The recent revelation that a handful of questions from the controversial California bar exam administered in February were drafted using generative artificial intelligence demonstrates the continued importance of disclosure for attorneys who use AI tools, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • Del. Corporate Law Rework May Not Stem M&A Challenges

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    While Delaware's S.B. 21 introduced significant changes regarding controllers and conflicted transactions by limiting what counts as a controlling stake and improving safe harbors, which would seem to narrow the opportunities to challenge a transaction as conflicted, plaintiffs bringing shareholder derivative claims may merely become more resourceful in asserting them, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • In 2nd Place, Va. 'Rocket Docket' Remains Old Reliable

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    The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia was again one of the fastest civil trial courts in the nation last year, and an interview with the court’s newest judge provides insights into why it continues to soar, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

  • How Attorneys Can Become Change Agents For Racial Equity

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    As the administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and law firms consider pulling back from their programs, lawyers who care about racial equity and justice can employ four strategies to create microspaces of justice, which can then be parlayed into drivers of transformational change, says Susan Sturm at Columbia Law School.

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