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April 15, 2025
Trump Wants Tariffs Suit In Court Of International Trade
The Trump administration asked Tuesday to transfer a lawsuit challenging tariffs on Chinese imports from a Florida federal court to the U.S. Court of International Trade, arguing that the trade court has exclusive jurisdiction over the dispute.
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April 15, 2025
Colorado Judge Tosses Counties' Suit Over $25M Tax Transfer
A Colorado state judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by seven counties challenging the transfer of $25 million from a state fund aimed at offsetting the impacts of extractive industries, finding in an order that the state Legislature had full authority to move the dollars.
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April 15, 2025
Trump's Tariff Reprieves Buy Lawyers Time To Strategize
President Donald Trump's expanded tariff exclusion for electronic goods from China and the pause on higher rates for all countries except China gives lawyers an opportunity to seek mitigation solutions for importers, but the moves do little to create long-term business certainty.
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April 15, 2025
DC Maintains, Expands Tax Exemptions For NBA, NHL Arena
The District of Columbia maintained and expanded tax breaks for the property and airspace of Capital One Arena, home to the NBA's Washington Wizards and NHL's Washington Capitals, as part of legislation that became law, according to a notice published in the district's register.
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April 15, 2025
EU Still Open To Zero-Tariff US Deal, Trade Chief Says
The European Union remains open to a trade deal with the United States to reach zero tariffs on all goods between the country and the trade bloc, the EU trade commissioner said.
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April 14, 2025
US Cuts Tariffs On Chinese Electronics But Vows New Levies
The U.S. scaled back tariffs on Chinese semiconductors and related products like computers and smartphones, but Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said those goods and pharmaceuticals would face sector-specific tariffs in one to two months.
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April 14, 2025
DOJ Resists Airing Full ICE Pact On Taxpayer Data Sharing
The U.S. government objected Monday to releasing an unredacted copy of a tax-information-sharing agreement between the IRS and immigration enforcement agencies sought by groups seeking to block the disclosure, telling a D.C. federal court that it would reveal sensitive information and law enforcement techniques.
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April 14, 2025
EU Not 'Sitting Back' With US Tariffs, German Official Says
"Simply sitting back" isn't an option for the European Union in response to wide-ranging tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump's administration, Germany's finance minister said Monday in defense of the bloc's countermeasures.
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April 11, 2025
Investor Properly Obtained Tax Liens, Conn. Justices Rule
An investor specializing in tax liens properly obtained assignments from a Connecticut city before seeking to force a social club's property into a foreclosure sale, the state's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, criticizing how the case unfolded and clarifying a lower ruling that muddied the burden of proof.
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April 11, 2025
Ala. Justices Nix Owner Property Tax Break For LLC
An Alabama condominium was correctly reclassified for property tax purposes because the couple who own the property had transferred ownership to a limited liability company, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
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April 11, 2025
China Hikes US Tariffs To 125%, Saying No More Tit-For-Tat
China's government said Friday it has raised its tariffs on U.S. goods to 125% and won't match future tariff rate increases by President Donald Trump, who according to the White House has set the rate for most Chinese goods at 145%.
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April 11, 2025
Feds Seek Release Of Informant Who Falsely Accused Bidens
California federal prosecutors are seeking the release of a former FBI informant who is serving a six-year prison sentence for falsely telling agents that former President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden had accepted bribes from a Ukrainian energy company.
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April 11, 2025
Family Should Face Charges In $81M Tax Scheme, US Says
The U.S. government urged a New York federal court not to trim its complaint against the former shareholders of a family holding company accused of participating in an $81 million tax scheme, saying the family illegally avoided paying capital gains on its sale of the company.
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April 11, 2025
NFT Owner Admits To Dodging Tax On Crypto Art Sales
A Pennsylvania man pled guilty to filing false tax returns and underreporting his income by $13.1 million after selling 97 nonfungible token artworks, federal prosecutors said Friday.
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April 11, 2025
Trump Tariffs Will Hurt US Worse Than EU, Bloc Official Says
The wide-ranging tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump's administration, including those that were recently paused for 90 days, will harm the U.S. worse than the European Union, the bloc's economic commissioner said Friday.
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April 11, 2025
3 Convicted Of Driving €24M Car Sales VAT Fraud Ring
A German court convicted and sentenced three ringleaders of a value-added tax fraud scheme that used a series of shell companies and fake invoices to dodge €24 million ($27 million) in owed value-added taxes, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said Friday.
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April 11, 2025
Nursing Home Owner Gets 3 Years For $39M Tax Fraud
A New Jersey federal judge sentenced a nursing home operator to three years in prison for a $39 million employment tax fraud scheme involving care centers he owned across the country, a term three times as long as what prosecutors had requested.
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April 11, 2025
Mich. Top Court Won't Hear Appeal Of $217M Dam Repair Tax
The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday said it wouldn't hear an appeal from a host of homeowners challenging a $217 million special assessment to fund the repair of dams and restoration of lakes after 2020 floods that devastated mid-Michigan counties.
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April 11, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Norton Rose, Ropes & Gray
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Capri Holdings sells Versace to Prada, Woodside Energy sells a liquefied natural gas terminal stake to Stonepeak, crypto infrastructure firm Ripple acquires prime brokerage platform Hidden Road, and Bain Capital takes a stake in Lincoln Financial.
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April 10, 2025
Immigration Groups Seek Unredacted Tax Data-Sharing Pact
Immigration advocates trying to block the Internal Revenue Service from disclosing taxpayers' information to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other agencies urged a D.C. federal court on Thursday to require the Justice Department to hand over an unredacted version of a government agreement to share the confidential data.
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April 10, 2025
Calif. Rep's Bill Would Shield Farmers From Retaliatory Tariffs
A California congressman on Thursday introduced a bill in the U.S. House aiming to curb the authority of President Donald Trump to impose new or additional duties on agricultural products from countries that are major agricultural trade partners with the United States.
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April 10, 2025
Exec Facing Tax Evasion Charges To Remain In Custody
An aerospace company founder facing tax evasion and other fraud charges will remain in pretrial detention because he's considered a major flight risk, a D.C. federal court ruled.
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April 10, 2025
Senate Bill Would End Declared Emergency Behind Tariffs
A bill introduced Thursday in the Senate would end the national emergency declared by President Donald Trump to underpin the global tariff regime he unveiled last week, with Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., among the sponsors.
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April 10, 2025
Trump's Int'l Trade Pick Says Tech Deals Sought In Tariff Talks
President Donald Trump could look to prioritize and coordinate tech investments with countries approaching the U.S. to strike a deal to avoid higher tariff rates currently suspended, Trump's pick to lead international trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce said Thursday.
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April 10, 2025
IRS-ICE Deal Could Cost $25B In Tax Revenue, Report Says
The Internal Revenue Service's agreement to share the taxpayer records of certain non-U.S. citizens with immigration enforcement authorities could lead to a $25 billion loss in tax revenue in 2026, according to research from Yale University.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen at Greenwald Doherty.
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Opinion
6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School
Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.
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The Current State Of Play Around Corporate Transparency Act
Although a Texas court preliminarily enjoined enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act and paused an impending Dec. 31 reporting deadline, multiple states have similar requirements, so companies should continue to monitor compliance obligations regardless of the CTA's constitutionality, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware
Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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Opinion
Congress Should Expand Investment Options For 403(b)s
Lawmakers should pass pending legislation to give 403(b) plan participants access to collective investment trusts, leveling the playing field for public sector retirement investors by giving them an investment option their private sector counterparts have had for decades, says Jason Levy at Great Gray Trust Company.
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Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out
In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity
Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Series
Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.
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Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review
For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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Rank-And-File DOJ Attorneys Will Keep Calm And Carry On
Career prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice often pride themselves on their ability to remain apolitical in order to ensure consistency and keep the department’s mission afloat, and the incoming Trump administration is unlikely to upend this tradition, says Michael Landman at Bird Marella.
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California Supreme Court's Year In Review
Attorneys at Horvitz & Levy highlight notable decisions on major questions from the California Supreme Court's last term, including voter initiatives, hostile work environment and the economic loss rule.
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Series
Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Achieving my childhood dream of flying airplanes made me a better lawyer — and a better person — because it taught me I can conquer difficult goals when I leave my comfort zone, focus on the demands of the moment and commit to honing my skills, says Ivy Cadle at Baker Donelson.
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What Higher Education Can Expect From A 2nd Trump Admin
The election of Donald Trump for a second presidential term has far-reaching ramifications for colleges and universities — come January, institutions can expect a crackdown on DEI, increased scrutiny of campus protests, a rollback of the Biden administration's Title IX rules and more, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.
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Series
Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer
Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.
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3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less
Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.