The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Zack Needles | Max Mitchell | February 16, 2018
“It's open war now. It's on,” said one lawyer familiar with both the state Supreme Court and the legislature. “It was waiting for an outlet.”
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Zack Needles | Max Mitchell | February 16, 2018
"It's open war now. It's on," said one lawyer familiar with both the state Supreme Court and the legislature. "It was waiting for an outlet."
By Josefa Velasquez | February 16, 2018
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's wide-ranging budget amendments, which mostly contain technical changes to legislative language, deal with a broad range of issues including taxes and early voting, and an amendment that would prohibit a defendant from being able to ask a jury to find a harmed individual's sexual orientation or gender expression to blame for a defendant's violent reaction.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Sidney Kess | February 16, 2018
Tax Tips columnist Sidney Kess writes: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) introduced a new write-off for owners of pass-through entities that runs from 2018 through 2025. There is much confusion about this new deduction and some clarification will need IRS guidance. Here is what is clear so far, how it impacts attorneys, and what needs IRS and/or Congress to explain further.
By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida | February 16, 2018
Over objections that more money would flow away from public schools and that airport projects could be grounded, the House Ways and Means Committee approved a nearly $350 million tax package that would help farmers impacted by Hurricane Irma and lower a lease tax on businesses.
By Michael Booth | February 15, 2018
The bill, according to an accompanying statement, was introduced in response to the 2004 federal Civil Rights Tax Relief Act, which was part of the American Jobs Creation Act.
By Jennie L. Osborne | February 14, 2018
The inclusion of cyber-harassment in the Domestic Violence Statutes will enable victims of domestic violence to prove an act of cyber-harassment by producing the allegedly offending communication.
By Katheryn Tucker | February 14, 2018
“Georgia's unprecedented success in criminal justice reform serves as the standard for other states to emulate,” Gov. Nathan Deal said. “As a result of our efforts, fewer Georgians were committed to prison last year than any time in the past 15 years."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By David E. Kahen and Elliot Pisem | February 14, 2018
Taxation columnists David E. Kahen and Elliot Pisem write: Public Law 115-97, the “tax reform” legislation enacted last December, effected major changes to federal income tax law. While many of the changes are of relevance specifically to individuals, others affect all businesses, regardless of their form of organization, and some are particularly relevant to corporate taxpayers. David E. Kahen and Elliot Pisem are members of the law firm of Roberts & Holland.
By Cheryl Miller | February 13, 2018
"One good public verdict will do more to deter sexual harassment than 100 arbitrations," said Cliff Palefsky, an employment law specialist at McGuinn, Hillsman & Palefsky in San Francisco.
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