Monday, December 4, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- ABA Rejects Golden Gate Law School's Plan To Terminate Its JD Program
- STEAM: Should Accounting Be Added To STEM To Reinvigorate And Diversify The Profession?
- Charlie Adelson Spent 35 Hours On Prison Phone With His Mother Donna In The Week Between His Conviction And Her Arrest In Dan Markel's Murder
Sunday:
- The Liberal Arts: Truth U, Social Justice U, Or Jesus U?
- NY Times Op-Ed: Conservative Church Critics Of Pope Francis Get Fired, While Progressive Critics Get Sternly Worded Letters
- BYU, Catholic, Cumberland, Liberty, Notre Dame, And Pepperdine Deans Support ABA's Proposed Free Speech Accreditation Standard, But Object To Extra Burden Placed On Faith-Based Law Schools
- The Case For And Against Keeping Donna Adelson In Jail Before Her Trial In Dan Markel's Murder
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
December 4, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, November 27, 2023
TaxProf Blog Holiday Weekend Roundup
- WaPo: Why Thomas Jefferson Hated Thanksgiving
- WSJ: This Thanksgiving, Cook The Turkey. Not Your Home.
- WKRP In Cincinnati Thanksgiving Turkey Drop
- A Wall Street Journal Thanksgiving
Friday:
- Weekly SSRN Tax Article Review And Roundup: Eyal-Cohen Reviews Hanna's Moore, The 16th Amendment, And The TCJA’s Deemed Repatriation Provision
- Weekly Legal Education Roundup
- Tax Policy In The Biden Administration
- Next Week’s Tax Workshops
- Judge Orders Ex-Mother-in-Law Of Slain FSU Professor Held Without Bond; A Look Inside The Adelson Family Dynamics
- Law Schools: Want To Help Bend The Arc Of The Moral Universe Toward Justice? Hire Law Professors With Public Service Experience.
Saturday:
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Steve Lubet's Final Class After 48 Years At Northwestern: Mic Marker Drop
- Calabresi: Amar Brothers' Moore Amicus Brief Ignores Constitution's Plain Meaning To Justify Taxing Unrealized Gains
- 25 Year Old Law Student, Presumed To Be A Hostage Since October 7, Found Dead Under Ambulance
Sunday:
- WaPo Op-Ed: At 33, I Knew Everything. At 69, I Know Something Much More Important.
- What Does It Profit A Christian To Protect An Institution But Lose Their Soul?
- Christians Can’t Fix The Israel-Hamas War
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
November 27, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, November 20, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- ABA Proposes To Allow Accreditation Of Fully Online Law Schools Like Purdue
- Terrorism And Tax Advantages: Universities And Anti-Israel Groups May Face Scrutiny Of Their Nonprofit Status
- WaPo: Oregon’s New Bar Exam Alternative Is The First Of Its Kind
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Atheism, Western Liberalism, UFOs, And Christianity
- Was Abraham Lincoln A Christian?
- American Christians And The Anti-American Temptation
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
November 20, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, November 13, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- California Bar Exam Pass Rate Falls To 51.5%, Bucking National Trend
- Bolstering Benefits Behind Bars: Reevaluating Earned Income Tax Credit And Social Security Benefits Denials To Inmates
- Ed Larson, Tom Stipanowich, And Ahmed Taha Win Pepperdine University Faculty Awards
Sunday:
- Inazu: The Lack Of Clarity And Courage In Higher Education On Hamas And Israel
- Brunson: Can Churches Invest Funds Members Give Believing They Will Be Used For Good Works?
- Department Of Education Imposes Largest Fine In History On America's Largest Christian College; Was It Targeted By Biden Administration?
- Chodorow: Speaker Mike Johnson Wants To Unleash Ministers On Politics
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
November 13, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, November 6, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- The U.S. News Rankings Of New York's 14 Law Schools
- The Impact Of The Tax Court’s Anikeev Decision On Credit Card Reward Programs
- Law School Offers Course On The Taylor Swift Effect
Sunday:
- WSJ Op-Ed: Amazing Grace — A Hymn For The World’s Heart
- WaPo Op-Ed: It’s Good to Remember — We Are All On Borrowed Time
- Vatican Synod Ends With Divide Over Women Deacons And LGBTQ+; 'Catholics Need Answers, Not Questions'
- The Christian Faith Of Speaker Of The House Mike Johnson
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
November 6, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, October 30, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Law Professors Say ABA Is 'Micromanaging' Proposal To Make Courses More Uniform
- Chodorow: Justice Thomas's $267,000 Of Alleged Loan Forgiveness Is An Issue Of Ethics, Not Taxes
- NY Times: Who Decides Penn’s Future — Donors Or The University?
Sunday:
- Inazu: Learning From Failure
- Federal Judge: Religious Schools Have The Right To Exemption From State Pronoun Policies
- The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God: Why New Atheism Grew Old And Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again
- BYU Law School’s 50-Year Story: Giving Graduates Courage To Be Religious In The Legal Profession
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
October 30, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, October 23, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Lawsuit Claims NYU Law Review Discriminates Against Straight White Men In Selection Of Student Editors
- Raskolnikov Presents Two Papers Today At Canadian Law & Economics Conference
- Charlie Adelson’s Parents Will Not Testify In Dan Markel Murder Trial To Begin On Monday
Sunday:
- Personal Statements On Hamas And Israel
- Alvaré: Families, Schools, And Religious Freedom
- WaPo Op-Ed: America Doesn’t Need More God. It Needs More Atheists.
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
October 23, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, October 16, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- July 2023 Texas Bar Exam Results: Texas A&M #1
- Rosenthal: Moore Could Invalidate Decades Of Tax Rules
- 3rd Annual Pepperdine Caruso Law Tennis Tournament
Sunday:
- Nii Addy: Christian. Black. Neuroscientist.
- Ted Lasso, Pelagius, And Augustine: Can People Change?
- The Largest Christian Ministries In America Are Universities
- Symposium: The Religiously Affiliated Law Schools Conference
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
October 16, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, October 9, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Leipold Reviews Hamilton's Roadmap: The Law Student’s Guide To Meaningful Employment
- Sarin: The Supreme Court Tax Case That Could Blow A Hole In The Federal Budget
- Katherine Magbanua Turns State Witness, Will Testify Against Charlie Adelson In Dan Markel Murder Trial Beginning Oct. 23; Prosecutors Ask Judge To Hold Charlie's Parents In Contempt
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Why I Am Still A Christian Despite The Evils Done To My Enslaved Family
- WSJ Op-Ed: We Can All Learn About Forgiveness From Colorado Football Player Travis Hunter
- Nation's Largest Christian University Says Biden Administration Is Unjustly Targeting It
- College Kids Are 'Hungry' For Christianity On Campus, Pepperdine Leader Says
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
October 9, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, October 2, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- ABA Grants Variances To 32 Schools To Use JD-Next Exam To Admit Law Students
- IRS Consultant Charged With Disclosing Tax Return Information To New York Times (Trump) And ProPublica (Thousands Of Wealthy Americans)
- Law School Grade Insurance
Sunday:
- WSJ Op-Ed: What Jordan Peterson Can Teach Church Leaders About Reaching Young Men
- NY Times Op-Ed: Being There — The Cure For The Male Loneliness Epidemic
- The Parable Of The Prodigal Son: Justice, Mercy, And Humility
- Speech By Princeton's Robby George About Free Speech Is Shouted Down At Washington College
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
October 2, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, September 25, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- California Raises Cost Of Bar Exam, Fees For Out-Of-State Lawyers By Up To 900%
- Taylor Swift And Lionel Messi Fans Face Tax Scrutiny From Democrats’ American Rescue Plan
- Constitution Day, Texas A&M, And Ken
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: What Happens When The Boss Invites You To Bible Study?
- McCaulley: The Streets Sent Me to the Pulpit
- WSJ Op-Ed: ‘Sunday Morning’ — Lawyer Wallace Stevens’s Divine Stanzas
- Wheaton College Releases Report On Its History Of Racism
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
September 25, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, September 18, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- After Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Former Tenured Professor, George Mason Law School Bans Intimate Relationships Between Faculty And Students
- Fellowship Opportunities For The 116th National Tax Association Conference
- Board Of Governors Eliminates 143 Faculty Positions At West Virginia University And Law School
Sunday:
- Inazu: The Bad News About Politics Without Religion
- University Of Texas Professor: Final Thoughts As My Death Is Close At Hand
- Do Devout Law Schools Take A Hit In The U.S. News Peer Reputation Rankings?
- 'Surprised By Oxford' Film Highlights How C.S. Lewis, Romantic Poets Helped Bring A Skeptic To Faith
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
September 18, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, September 11, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- After Nearly 2 Years of Litigation, Law Students Drop Suit Against Yale
- Addressing The U.S. Tax Gap Through Participatory Budgeting: A Comparative Approach
- Are Professors Too Soft On Grading? Survey Says 8 In 10 Give In To ‘Grade Grubbing’
Sunday:
- Shane Claiborne At Pepperdine Caruso Law: 'We Belong And Pursue Truth As One'
- WSJ: J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord Of The Rings, And The Bible
- 2023 Religious Law School Rankings
- Should Nonreligious Jewish Law Faculty Teach On Rosh Hashanah?
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
September 11, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
TaxProf Blog Holiday Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- University Of Toronto Law School Returns Undisclosed $450,000 Gift From Amazon
- WSJ: An American Warning on the Global Tax
- U.S. District Court Dismisses Whistleblower's Claim That Rutgers Created Fake Jobs For Graduates To Raise Business School Ranking
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Political Christianity Has Claws
- NY Times Op-Ed: Where Should Agnostics Go On Sundays?
- In The Fight Over ‘Wokeness,’ Christian Colleges Feel Pressed To Pick A Side
- Girgis Presents Fragility Not Superiority? Assessing The Fairness Of Special Religious Protections At Pepperdine
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
Labor Day:
- Blank & Glogower: The Tax Information Gap At The Top
- Advancement Metrics 101 For Law School Deans: Fundraising, Alumni Engagement, And Communications
- Rethinking Economics For Tax Law And Political Economy
- Black And BarRed: The Bar Examination's History Of Exclusivity And ABA Standard 316
September 5, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, August 28, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Former George Mason Law Prof Files $108M Lawsuit Against Former Students Accusing Him Of Sexual Misconduct
- WSJ: Ultrarich Race To Make Gifts To Their Heirs Before Trump Estate Tax Cuts Expire In 2026
- U.S. Department Of Education Takes Action Against Five Law Schools For Disbursing $2.9 Million In Federal Financial Aid To Students In Unaccredited LL.M. Programs
Sunday:
- WSJ Op-Ed: What The Bible Says About Reparations For Slavery
- WaPo Op-Ed: I Left The Church — And Now Long For A ‘Church For The Nones’
- NY Times Op-Ed: America Is Losing Religious Faith
- A Hebrew Republic Of Taxation? Henry George’s Single Tax, Hebraic Law, And Unearned Income
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
August 28, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, August 21, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- 2d Circuit: Despite Artist’s Objection, Law School Can Cover Murals Celebrating State’s Role In Underground Railroad And Abolitionist Movement In Response To Student Complaints Of ‘White Savior Complex’
- Weekly SSRN Tax Article Review And Roundup: Roberts Reviews Parsons' Taxing Taxonomies
- Law Prof Jody Freeman Resigns From ConocoPhillips Board After Activist Environmental Group Pressured Harvard To Fire Her
Sunday:
- Tim Keller's Memorial Service
- NY Times Op-Ed: Does God Control History?
- Berg: Religious Liberty Doesn’t Have To Make Polarization Worse
- Garnett: Refreshing Unity On Religious Liberty
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
August 21, 2023 in Legal Ed News, Legal Education, Tax, Tax News, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, August 14, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Chat GPT Makes A Better Therapist Than A Lawyer
- Teleworking And The Multiple Taxation Dilemma
- The Rise And Fall Of The Mental Health Inquiry For Bar Admission
Sunday:
- Tish Harrison Warren's Final New York Times Faith Column: My Hope For American Discourse
- WSJ Op-Ed: Sweaters, Camels, And Christianity
- Federal Judge Orders Southwest Airlines Attorneys To Take Conservative Christian Group’s Religious Training
- Religion In The Law: An Open Access Casebook
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
August 14, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, August 7, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- The Best Predictor Of Happiness In America? Marriage
- Tax Lawyers vs. CPAs
- Five Ways Generative AI Is Finding Its Way Into Law School
Sunday:
- The Awakened Brain: Faith Makes You Happier And Healthier
- NY Times Op-Ed: Losing Our Religion — An Altar Call For Evangelical America
- Witte: ‘The Glorious Liberty Of The Children Of God’ — A Christian Defense Of Human Rights
- Catholic Social Teaching And The Role Of The Prosecutor
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
August 7, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, July 31, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Is ChatGPT A Viable Research Alternative To LexisNexis|Westlaw For Some Lawyers?
- The § 221 Higher Education Loan Interest Deduction And The Student Debt Crisis
- Can Law School Rankings Predict Future Career Satisfaction?
Sunday:
- BibleGPT: How AI Will Shape How We Read And Interpret Scripture
- NY Times Op-Ed: The Church Of CrossFit
- Cochran: Christianity And Law Practice
- Mayer: Unconstitutional Conditions, Religious Organizations, And Taxation
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
July 31, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, July 24, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Michigan Bans Use Of ChatGPT On Law School Applications
- The Top Five Tax Lawyers Under 40
- How ChatGPT Could Dramatically Reshape The Legal Industry
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: ‘Why Does God Keep Making Poets?'
- NY Times Op-Ed: ‘The Bear’ And Our Need To Belong
- Gallup: Americans' Belief In God Falls To New Low: 74%, Down From 79% In 2016 And 90% In 2004
- Praying For The Bar Exam
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
July 24, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, July 17, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Group Shuts Down Harvard Climate Event Demanding Firing Of Law Prof Jody Freeman For Serving On CononcoPhillips Board
- The Horseless Carriage of Constitutional Interpretation: Corpus Linguistics and the Meaning of 'Direct Taxes' in Hylton v. United States
- Arizona State Responds To Controversy Over Event With Conservative Speakers
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: The Biggest Threat To The Church Is The New Christian Right
- NY Times Op-Ed: Why We Shouldn’t Lose Faith In Organized Religion
- NY Times 5-Part Series: Americans Are Moving Away From Organized Religion
- Marianist Law Schools: Demonstrating The Courage To Be Catholic
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
July 17, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, July 10, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- SUNY Buffalo Law School Faces Discrimination Complaint Over Summer Pipeline Program That Gives Preference To Students Of Color And First Gen Students
- The 40 Americans Wrongfully Detained Around The World Face An Additional Challenge At Home: The IRS
- The ChatGPT Commencement Address
Sunday:
- Reflections On Mortality: Does Christianity Matter?
- NY Times Op-Ed: Sabbaticals Shouldn't Just Be For Professors And Clergy
- Pope Francis Releases AI Ethics Handbook
- Reducing The Costs Of Zakāt
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
July 10, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
TaxProf Blog Holiday Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Fordham Dean Diller: New U.S. News Law School Rankings Methodology Is 'Deeply Problematic'
- Policing Syndicated Conservation Easements: Conserving The Future
- Stephen Miller Sends Letter To 200 Law School Deans: I'll Sue If You Consider Race In Student Admissions, Faculty Hiring, Or Law Review Membership
Sunday:
- The Bible Does Everything Critical Theory Does, But Better
- A Christian Case For Racial Reparations
- What Is Caesar's, What Is God's: Fundamental Public Policy For Churches
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
Monday:
- How Sellers Of L.A. Mansions Are Dodging A Tax To Help The Homeless
- Ryan & Muller: Law Schools That Overperform On The Bar Exam
- Lesson From The Tax Court: Freedom, Taxes, And Hobbies
- ABA Tax Section Names 2023-2024 John Nolan Fellows
July 4th:
- University Of Cambridge Hosts Conference Today On Tax, Public Finance, And The Rule Of Law
- Lubet: Law Students And Ethics
- NY Times Op-Ed: Frederick Douglass Knew What False Patriotism Was, Especially On The 4th Of July
- WSJ Op-Ed: Christians Err If They Give Up On America, Especially On The 4th Of July
July 5, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, June 26, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- NY Times: ChatGPT Lawyers Are Ordered To Pay $5,000 Fine, Consider Seeking Forgiveness
- Dan Shaviro To Receive 2023 Holland Medal
- WSJ Op-Ed: I Paid For Free Speech At Arizona State With My Job
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: ‘You Can’t Protect Some Life And Not Others'
- NY Times Op-Ed: The Importance Of Hope In The Pro-Life Movement
- Michael McConnell And Marcus Cole Receive Religious Liberty Awards
- The Lord’s Prayer On Jeopardy!
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
June 26, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
TaxProf Blog Holiday Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Law360 Summer Associate Survey: 36% Of Students Fear Not Getting a Permanent Offer, Up From 19% Two Years Ago
- 18th Annual Junior Tax Scholars Workshop Concludes Today At Northeastern
- NY Times Op-Ed: Why Universities (And Law Schools) Should Be More Like Monasteries
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: My Father Failed Me. Here’s How I Learned To Forgive Him.
- NY Times Op-Ed: My Church Was Part Of The Slave Trade. This Has Not Shaken My Faith.
- National Review Father's Day Issue: Why We Need Men, And How To Make Them
- Oklahoma Women’s College World Series Champions Say They Play For A Higher Purpose
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
Juneteenth:
- Forward Looking Academic Impact Rankings For All U.S. Law Schools
- Zelenak: The Two 'Two Americas' Of Trump And Romney
- Horwitz: A Few Thoughts On Our Delightful, Antiquated Enterprise Of Blogging
- Choice Of Entity: The Fiscal Sponsorship Alternative To Nonprofit Incorporation
June 20, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, June 5, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- A 'Return To Normalcy' For Law School Admissions
- Today's Law, Society, And Taxation Panels
- ABA Council Finds Law School In 'Significant Noncompliance' With Admissions Accreditation Standard: 137 LSAT|3.26 UGPA Medians, 73% 2-Year Ultimate Bar Passage Rate
Sunday:
- Josie Shands Caron (2007-2023)
- NY Times Op-Eds: The Role Of Technology In Our Lives
- NY Times Op-Ed: Tim Keller Showed Me What A Christian Leader Should Be
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
June 5, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, May 22, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Muller: How Law Faculty Succeeded In Diminishing Their Importance In The U.S. News Rankings
- The Borrower's Dilemma And A Tax-Based Solution To The Student Debt Problem
- It's Time For Law Schools To Rethink The Role Of Adjunct Faculty
Sunday:
- The Life, Death, And Legacy Of Tim Keller
- WSJ Book Review: Martin Luther King, Christian Radical
- Catholic Education And The Formation Of Conscience
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
May 22, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, May 15, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- ABA Pauses Move To Eliminate LSAT Requirement For Admission To Law School
- Over 50+ Years, The NYU Tax VAP Program Has Launched Dozens Of Tax Prof Careers
- More Commentary On The 2024 U.S. News Law School Rankings
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: An Apology for Saying ‘Sorry’
- Abortion And Religious Liberty
- The IRS Just Hiked Taxes On Private Jet Flights. Pastors Are Not Excluded.
- Happy Mother's Day From SNL
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
May 15, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, May 8, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- NY Times Op-Ed: In Defense Of Merit And Rigor In Academic Journals
- The Impact Of State Tax Policy On Infant Mortality
- Will The U.S. News Law School Rankings Ever Get Its Mojo Back?
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Ted Lasso, Holy Fool
- NY Times Op-Ed: Politics Can’t Fix What Ails Us; But Micah 6:4 Can
- A Sermon On The Law: The Jurisprudence Of Love
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
May 8, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, May 1, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- The Top Law Schools For Placing The Class Of 2022 In BigLaw Jobs
- The Taxman Will Eventually Come For AI, Too
- University Of Arizona Law School Shifts Classes And Final Exams Online Due To Alleged Threat
Sunday:
- Standing Back To See Suffering More Clearly
- The Entangled Histories Of Science And Religion
- Pepperdine Caruso Law's New Religious Clinic Engages Its First Direct Representation Of Clients: Two New Jersey Churches Denied County Historic Preservation Funds
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
May 1, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, April 24, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- NY Times: Rankings Schadenfreude — Elite Law Schools Boycotted U.S. News But Now May Be Paying A Price
- NY Times: IRS Whistleblower Claims Administration Is Mishandling Probe Of Hunter Biden
- UC-Berkeley Law School Rolls Out AI Policy Ahead of Final Exams
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Praying With Our Eyes Open To See God And The Glory Of His Creation
- WSJ Op-Ed: Biden Boils The Religious-Liberty Frog
- Pepperdine Caruso Law 3L Commissioning Service
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
April 24, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, April 17, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- More On The Law School Free Speech Wars At BYU, Stanford, And Yale
- IRS Releases 2022 Data Book: Audit Rates Fell, But $80 Billion New Funding Will Reverse Trend With 7,000 More Tax Accountants, Attorneys, And Agents To Target The Rich
- The U.S. News Law School Rankings: Say Hello To The New T14
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Easter Rebukes The Christian Will To Power
- NY Times Op-Ed: Did Jesus Really Rise From The Dead On Easter?
- Inazu: DEI Needs Religious Diversity Too
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
April 17, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, April 10, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- More Commentary On The Disruption Of A Federal Judge's Speech At Stanford Law School (Part 6)
- WSJ: The Global Minimum Tax Shakedown
- NY Times: Conservatives Aim to Build a Chatbot of Their Own
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: He’s Not Jesus, But He Plays Him On TV In The Chosen
- WSJ: Priorities That Defined Our National Character For Generations — Religion, Patriotism, Children, Hard Work — Are Cratering Among Americans, Especially Democrats
- WSJ: Christian Colleges And Law Schools Can Be Good For Jewish Students
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
April 10, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, April 3, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- New York Times Publishes Tool To Produce The Only College Ranking That Matters: Yours
- Hemel: New York’s Child Tax Credit Choice
- Will The ABA And California Bar Get Involved In The Stanford Law School Free Speech Imbroglio?
Sunday:
- Lent: The Season Of Repentance And Renewal
- NY Times Op-Ed: In The Face Of Tragedy, Prayer Is An Act Of Faith
- Many Religious Colleges Admit LGBTQ Applicants But Refuse To Recognize Their Student Clubs
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
April 3, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, March 27, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Pepperdine Caruso Law Celebrates $50 Million Naming Gift At Annual Dinner With President George W. Bush
- Loyola-L.A. Hosts Festschrift, Symposium, And Celebration To Honor Ellen Aprill
- Yale Hosts Symposium On The Legal Treatise: Past, Present, And Future
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Dogs, God, And Love
- WSJ: Should We Use Gender-Neutral Pronouns For God?
- Pepperdine Receives $1.5 Million Templeton Religion Trust Grant For ‘Covenantal Pluralism Project’
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
March 27, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, March 20, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- More Commentary On The Disruption Of A Federal Judge's Speech At Stanford Law School (Part 2)
- ProPublica IRS Files: Wealthy Executives Make Millions Trading Competitors’ Stock With Remarkable Timing
- Big Law's Immigration Advocates
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: The Real Problem With the ‘He Gets Us’ Ads
- NY Times Op-Ed: Pope Francis’ Decade Of Division
- Brunson & Hackney: A More Capacious Concept Of Church
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
March 20, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, March 13, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- A Law School’s ‘Denaming’ Evokes Donor Family’s Ire
- Tax Sanctions And The Russia-Ukraine Conflict
- Harvard Law School Faculty: 'Why I Changed My Mind'
Sunday:
- Was The Sermon You Heard At Church Today Written By ChatGPT?
- Religious Liberty Clinics At Notre Dame, Pepperdine, Texas, And Yale File Supreme Court Amicus Briefs: Post Office Must Accommodate Employee's Sabbath Observance
- Pandora’s Box Of Religious Exemptions (Harvard Law Review)
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
March 13, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, March 6, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- NY Times: Defending Its Rankings, U.S. News Takes Aim At Top Law Schools
- Tobin: MTV The Challenge – Did Tori And Devin Just 'Win' A Huge Tax Problem?
- Houston Seeks To Hire A Full-Year Visiting Tax Professor
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: The Wages Of Idolatry
- Don't Hold Back: Leaving Behind the American Gospel to Follow Jesus
- Who Are These ‘Cultural Christians’|'Christian Atheists'?
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
March 6, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, February 27, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- It’s Not Just Our Students: ChatGPT Is Coming For Faculty Scholarship
- Cato Institute: The Federal Tax System Is Highly Progressive
- The U.S. News Rankings Drama And The Future Of Legal Education
Sunday:
- Inazu: Kicking Off The Legal Vocation Fellowship For Early-Career Christian Attorneys
- WSJ Op-Ed: The Gospel Of St. George (Constanza)
- NY Times: ‘Woodstock’ for Christians — Revival Draws Thousands To Asbury University In Kentucky
- The Top Five New Tax Paper
February 27, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, February 20, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- After ABA House Of Delegates Rejected Proposal To Let Law Schools Be Test-Optional, 21-Member ABA Council Voted To Resubmit It With Only One Dissenter: 'There Is More Education To Be Done'
- Tax Policy Center: Itemized Deductions Benefit Whites More Than Blacks And Hispanics
- This Penn Law Professor Has Been Offending Minorities For Years. Will Tenure Save Her?
Sunday:
- Inazu: What The Left And The Right Get Wrong About The 'He Gets Us' Super Bowl Ads About Jesus
- WSJ Op-Ed: Character Counts In The Super Bowl (And In Life)
- A Glimpse Into Faith At Pepperdine Caruso Law: Dean’s Bible Study
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
February 20, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, February 13, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Should Law Schools Offer A Course On 'Becoming You'?
- Gershon Presents Top Five Code Sections That Should Not Exist At Alabama
- With Connecticut And Pittsburgh, 42 Law Schools Are Boycotting The U.S. News Rankings
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: The Astonishing Moral Beauty Of The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth And The Black Church
- NY Times Op-Ed: There Is Glory And God In Our Struggles
- David Brooks And Michael Gerson On Depression And Faith
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
February 13, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, February 6, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- In Defense Of The U.S. News Law School Rankings
- Call For Papers: Norwegian Business School Workshop On Taxation, Citizenship, And Democracy
- L.A. Times: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Used Their Stanford Home To Bail Him Out
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: The Rationality And Danger Of Spiritual Experimentation
- Aprill & Mayer: 21st Century Churches And Federal Tax Law
- Two Perspectives On How Far Employers Must Go In Providing Religious Accommodations To Employees
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
February 6, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, January 30, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- With Vanderbilt, Wisconsin, Tulane, And Creighton, 40 Law Schools Are Boycotting The U.S. News Rankings
- Jan Brueckner And Blaine Saito Present Tax Papers At UCLA
- Justice Kavanaugh Says U.S. News Law School Rankings Are 'Very Problematic'; Peer Reputation Is 'Kind Of A Joke'
Sunday:
- David French: Faith, Not Politics, Can Heal Lonely Hearts And A Nation
- NY Times Op-Ed: The Americanization Of Religion
- WaPo Op-Ed: Think America Is A ‘Christian Nation’? George Washington Didn’t.
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
January 30, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, January 23, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Larson: American Inheritance—Liberty And Slavery In The Birth Of A Nation
- Desai: The Crypto Collapse And The End Of The Magical Thinking That Infected Capitalism
- State Department Shifts From Times New Roman To Calibri To Make Paperwork More 'Inclusive'
Sunday:
- How A Person Of Faith Can Overcome Imposter Syndrome In Law School
- David French: How A Great American Victory Altered American Faith
- Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain Of Loss And The Comfort Of God
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
January 23, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
TaxProf Blog MLK Holiday Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Summary Of Changes To The Forthcoming U.S. News Law School Rankings
- Stronger Reporting Requirements Are Needed For Opportunity Zones
- Fordham Is 24th Law School To Boycott U.S. News Rankings
Sunday:
- David French: The Law Is Protecting Religious Liberty, But Christians Are Not Securing Integrity In Their Institutions
- Christian Law School To Start Hiring Jewish Faculty
- L.A. Times: Pastor|Professor Bridges Faith|Psychology
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Last Sunday Sermon 'Remaining Awake Through A Great Revolution'
- NY Times: If Affirmative Action Ends, College Admissions May Be Changed Forever
- Americans Moved To Low-Tax States In 2022
- Invitation: ABA Virtual Tax Book Club On Tax Law And The Environment
January 17, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, January 9, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- With UC-SF, St. John's, And Idaho: 23 Schools Are Now Boycotting The U.S. News Law School Rankings
- How The IRS’s Misinterpretation Of The ACA Precludes Millions Of Families From Accessing Affordable Health Coverage
- Maynard: Killing The Motivation Of The Minority Professor
Sunday:
- WSJ Op-Ed: How Damar Hamlin Drove A Nation to Pray
- NY Times Op-Ed: Pope Benedict Wasn’t Conservative. He Was Something Much More Surprising.
- Faith On The Hill: The Religious Composition Of The 118th Congress
- The Top 10 Faith Posts Of 2022
- Pepperdine Religious Liberty Clinic Amicus Brief In Supreme Court Charter School Case Quoted in Wall Street Journal
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
January 9, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Christmas Weekend Roundup
- 'Twas The Night Before Christmas (Legal Edition)
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- A (Less Rocky) Path Forward On International Corporate Tax Reform
- Cal-Western Is 20th Law School To Boycott U.S. News Rankings
Christmas:
- A Hallelujah Christmas
- A Pepperdine Christmas
- I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
- NY Times Op-Ed: Christmas And Miracles
- WaPo Op-Ed: Christmas And The Two Men Who Died In 2022 Taught Me How To Live
- NY Times: A Christmas Conversation About Christ
- WSJ Op-Ed: Why God Became A Baby On Christmas
- NY Times Op-Ed: Does The Meaning Of A Christmas Song Change Depending On The Race Of The Man Who Wrote It?
- Fox News Op-Ed: Presence (Not Presents): The True Gift Of Christmas
- NY Times: O Come All Ye Faithful, Except When Christmas Falls On A Sunday
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
Christmas Holiday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Did You Have A Hard Christmas? Jesus Did, Too.
- Law School Median Undergraduate GPA Soars To 3.60 From 3.51 in 2020
- A ‘Social Harms’ Tax Can End The U.S. Gun Crisis, Constitutionally
- NY Times Op-Ed: When A Racist Joke In Higher Ed Does Not Merit Cancellation
December 27, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, December 19, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- CLEA Statement On U.S. News Rankings For Clinical Programs
- Elkins Presents Embracing Tax Avoidance At Hebrew University
- Office For Civil Rights Investigates Judge Judy's Women-Only Scholarship Program At New York Law School
Sunday:
- Inazu: How Can Christian Faculty Be Interfaith Leaders?
- NY Times Op-Ed: Advent, Poetry, And Christmas
- Christian Legal Society Student Members & Faculty Advisor Settle 1st Amendment Lawsuit For $90K After Law School Punished Them For Their Views On Same-Sex Marriage
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
December 19, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, December 12, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Virginia Is 16th Law School (And 13th Of Top 15) To Boycott U.S. News Rankings
- The Role Of Technical Tax Corrections And How Congress Can Revive Them
- The U.S. News Law School Rankings Boycott Is A Chance To Rethink Legal Education
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: 303 Creative, Gay Rights, And Religious Freedom
- David French: Fundamentalism Cannot Compete With Grace In The Contest For The Human Heart
- Shep Bryan (1922-2022)
- A Memorial And Remonstrance Against Taxation Of Churches
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
December 12, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, December 5, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- With Penn And University Of Washington, 13 Law Schools Are Not Participating In U.S. News Rankings; Georgia Is 4th School To Resist Boycott
- Inspector General: No Political Influence In Comey|McCabe Audits During Trump Administration
- More Commentary On The U.S. News Law School Rankings Boycott
Sunday:
- Inazu: The Respect For Marriage Act, Christianity, And Pluralism
- NY Times Op-Ed: Shopping And Isaiah 6:5
- Pepperdine Caruso Law Partners With Legal Vocation Fellowship For Early-Career Attorneys
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
December 5, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink