Victims of wrongful imprisonment faced another legal threat, this time from the tax collector. A new law vindicates them.
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A Tax Break For Wrongful Conviction Victims
Tag Archives: Law
Crimping Cops’ Property Seizure Business
The new federal budget provides a chance to break law enforcement’s addiction to money it seizes from the public.
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A Budget That Protects Free Speech
Free speech backers have reason to cheer the new federal budget, but opponents are likely to take the fight to friendly states.
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Seattle’s Medieval Labor Law
A new Seattle law purports to offer ride-share drivers a union, but in fact, it would establish a medieval-style guild.
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Defining And Defending Property Rights In Space
New U.S. legislation permits companies to own what they extract in space. Other nations may disagree.
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Cosby’s Day In Court
Bill Cosby’s countersuit against his accusers is part of a pattern of applying power and pressure to get what he wants.
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The SEC’s Fairness Problem
The SEC may or may not need fairer judges in its in-house courts, but it clearly needs fairer rules for using them.
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Small Progress In The ‘Serial’ Case
If Maryland courts won’t produce justice in the ‘Serial’ case, the governor should exercise his power to do the job.
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A Retirement Planning Strategy Goes Away
Congress set out to fund Social Security disability by curbing a retirement strategy, but the move will have unexpected results.
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A Big ‘Oops!’ From ICE
Five years after it wrecked their businesses, the government is returning websites to music bloggers it once accused of piracy.
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