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
Monday, November 28, 2022
TaxProf Blog Holiday Weekend Roundup
- Chicago And Cornell Are First Elite Law Schools To Refuse To Join U.S. News Rankings Boycott
- UC-Irvine Is First Non-Elite Law School To Join U.S. News Rankings Boycott
- NY Times Op-Ed: Even Your Political Enemies Deserve A Slice Of Thanksgiving Pie
- Pepperdine Caruso Law Is Thankful For Greg Ogden
- NY Times: Tax Prof Cruciverbalist
- A Wall Street Journal Thanksgiving
Friday:
- Weekly Legal Education Roundup
- Tax Policy In The Biden Administration
- Next Week’s Tax Workshops
- Is This The Beginning Of The End Of The U.S. News Rankings Dominance?
- The New And Decidedly Improved IRS 'Fact Sheet' Frequently Asked Questions
- NYU Seeks To Hire A Tax Law And Policy Fellow ($75,000-$88,000)
Saturday:
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Law School Admissions Without LSATs, Race, And Rankings
- Treasury Department Seeks To Hire Deputy Assistant Secretary ($135,468 - $203,700)
- Penn Evaluates Whether To Join Boycott Of U.S. News Rankings By Ten Of Top 15 Law Schools
Sunday:
- David French: An Open Letter To Those Who Think I’ve Lost My Christian Faith Because I Support The Respect For Marriage Act
- Bono: 'Too Christian For The Mainstream, Too Mainstream For Christians?
- Auditing Scientology: Reexamining The Church's 501(c)(3) Tax Exemption Eligibility
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
November 28, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, November 21, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- ABA Legal Ed Council Votes 15-1 To Make LSAT Optional Beginning With Fall 2026 1L Class
- The U.S. News Law School Rankings Are Like The Hotel California: You Can Check Out Any Time You Like, But You Can Never Leave
- With Stanford, Columbia And Georgetown, 6 Of The T14 Refuse To Participate In The U.S. News Law School Rankings
Sunday:
- Tim Keller: Forgive — Why Should I And How Can I?
- WSJ: Ten Books To Read On Faith In The Modern World
- Christian Colleges And Universities Support Senate-Passed Bipartisan Respect For Marriage Act With Protections For Both LGBTQ Rights And Religious Freedom
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
November 21, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, November 14, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Leiter: The End Of The LSAT Is Coming — What Will U.S. News Do?
- New State Business Tax Climate Index: Blue States Are Worst, Red States Are Best
- Lawyers Who Had to Pay Off Their Student Debt Think You Should, Too
Sunday:
- Inazu: The Incomprehensible Witness Of Forgiveness
- WaPo: A $100 Million Campaign Aims To Fix Jesus’ Brand From Followers’ Damage
- Yeshiva University Announces New LGBTQ Club While Continuing Its Legal Battle With The Existing One
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
November 14, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, November 7, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Law Schools Expand Fundraising Ambitions As Tuitions Swell
- Oxford Seeks To Hire Two Business Tax Research Fellows
- Court Filings Reveal Contradictory Accounts Of Dean's Exit At Texas Southern Law School
Sunday:
- Inazu: Pandemic Forgiveness
- NY Times Op-Ed: Black, Christian and Transcending the Political Binary
- FiveThirtyEight: How Much Power Do Christians Really Have In The U.S.?
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
November 7, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, October 31, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- University Of San Diego: A Law School 'Lacked And Lost'
- Call For Papers: Fordham Journal Of Corporate & Financial Law
- The Professional Responsibility Case For Valid And Nondiscriminatory Bar Exams
Sunday:
- ‘Alternative’ or ‘Sham’? Yeshiva U. Created A New LGBTQ Club — But Won’t Recognize The One That Sued
- Samford University Denies Cumberland Law Student Application to Form LGBTQ Group
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
October 31, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, October 24, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Is Yale Law School Turning Over A New Leaf?
- NY Times: She’s Inheriting Millions. She Wants Her Wealth Taxed Away.
- Judge Ho: Restoring America By Resisting Cancel Culture
Sunday:
- French: Christianity, Morality, And Hypocrisy
- Hamill: Moral Reflections On 21st Century Tax Policy Trends
- Herschel Walker And The Platform of Cheap Grace
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
October 24, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, October 17, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- 2022-23 Law School Admission Cycle Starts Out With A Whisper
- Ruth Mason Named Director Of Virginia Center For Tax Law
- Law School Shredding Of Notes To Be Shared With Jury In Law Prof's Discrimination Lawsuit
Sunday:
- NY Times: Why Religious Freedom Matters, Even If You’re Not Religious
- WSJ Op-Ed: St. Thérèse's 'Little Way' To Heaven — Small Deeds Done With Great Love
- NY Times Op-Ed: Humility Is A Virtue. But Can Humble People Succeed In The Modern World?
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
October 17, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, October 10, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- 14th Federal Judge Join Boycott, Refuses To Hire Yale Students As Law Clerks
- Stewart: Tax And Government In The 21st Century
- Hastings Descendants Dispute Law School Name Is Racist. They Want The Name Kept — Or A $1.7 Billion Payout
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Why The Christian Music Of Rich Mullins Endures, 25 Years After His Death
- WSJ Book Review: How Christianity Became More Conservative And Society More Secular
- Jack Thomas, Journalist Who Poignantly Wrote Of His Terminal Diagnosis, Dies At 83
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
October 10, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, October 3, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Kerr: Conservatives Should Oppose Boycott Of Yale Law Students In Judicial Law Clerk Hiring
- A Re-examination Of The Capital Gains Tax Preference
- Rutgers Law School Fundraising Dean Files Gender Discrimination And Equal Pay Lawsuit
Sunday:
- NY Times: F3 (Fitness, Fellowship, Faith): A Cure For Middle-Age Male Loneliness?
- What Christian Colleges Can Glean From The Supreme Court’s ‘Yeshiva’ Case
- What Football Can Teach Us About Death: Fathers Are Fullbacks
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
October 3, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, September 26, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
-
This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Death Of John Donaldson (William & Mary)
- Chodorow: Why Trump’s Alleged Real-Estate Shenanigans Went Too Far
- Celebrating 50 Years Of Pepperdine's Malibu Campus
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Parents, Dementia, Memory, And God
- Inazu: The Life We're Looking For
- Cardozo Law School Fights Fallout From Yeshiva University LGBT Club Case
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
September 26, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, September 19, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
-
This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Cleveland State Committee Votes Unanimously To Remove John Marshall From The Name Of Its Law School
- Crawford & Afield: Reimagining The Tax System Through The Work Of Dorothy Day
- NY Times: Can/Should Progressive Law Grads Work In BigLaw?
Sunday:
- Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key To A Gracious View Of Others (And Yourself)
- Celebrities For Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, And Profits Are Hurting The Church
- Supreme Court (5-4) Denies Yeshiva University Request To Block State Ruling On Recognition Of LGBTQ Club; Yeshiva Responds By Canceling All Student Groups
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
September 19, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, September 12, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
-
This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Columbia Admits Submitting Incorrect Data That Goosed Its U.S. News Ranking To #2
- Tax Court Seeks Amicus Briefs On Innocent Spouse Jurisdictional Issue
- High Anxiety: Racism, The Law, And Legal Education
Sunday:
- WSJ: Pastor Timothy Keller Speaks To The Head And The Heart
- Inazu: On The 21-Year Anniversary Of 9/11, What Unites Us?
- NY Times: Justice Sotomayor Says Yeshiva University Can Bar LGBT Student Club — For Now
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
September 12, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
TaxProf Blog Holiday Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
-
This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Sick Of Faculty Meetings That Go Off The Rails? 'Robert's Rules Of Order' Can Help
- The Myth Of American Income Inequality
- UCLA Course: The Law Of Elon Musk
Sunday:
- NY Times: A Catholic Podcasting Star Says Theocracy Is Not The Way
- French: The Christian Case Against Biden’s Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Plan
- Illegal Discrimination Or Religious Freedom? Understanding Yeshiva University’s Case Against The YU Pride Alliance
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
Labor Day:
- ABA Receives Over 100 Comments On Its Proposal To Make Law School Admission Tests Optional
- What The Access To Justice Crisis Means For Legal Education
- Are Contributions To Amy Wax's Legal Defense Fund Tax Deductible?
- Introducing First-Year Law Students To 'Legal Realism'
September 6, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, August 29, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- More On The ABA's Proposal To Make Law School Admission Tests Optional
- Peking University Seeks To Hire An Entry Level Or Lateral Tax Prof
- NY Times: Federal Judge Rules University's Scan Of Student's Room During Remote Exam Violates The Fourth Amendment
Sunday:
- God, The Bible, And Hamilton
- French: Christian Political Ethics Are Upside Down
- Inazu: Interfaith Doesn't Mean Compromise
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
August 29, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, August 22, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- ABA Legal Ed Council Signals Support For Bar Exam Alternatives
- COVID-19 Relief For Opportunity Zone Funds And Investors
- Florida A&M Seeks To Hire An Entry Level Or Lateral Tax Prof
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: The God I Know Is Not A Culture Warrior
- NY Times Op-Ed: New York’s Hottest Club Is The Catholic Church
- Why Alexander Hamilton Gave His Heart To Jesus At A Texas Church
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
August 22, 2022 in About This Blog, Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, August 15, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
-
This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Deans' Advice To The Law School Class Of 2025
- Stanford Law Profs' Son — A 'Vegan Crypto Billionaire' Megadonor — Seeks To Change Washington, D.C.
- Millennial Leadership In Law Schools: Essays On Disruption, Innovation, And The Future
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: A Model For An Evangelical Christianity Committed To Justice
- Justice Alito's Keynote Address At Notre Dame's Religious Liberty Summit In Rome
- Faith, Forgiveness, And Little League Baseball
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
August 15, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, August 8, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Former Students Sue Columbia, Say They Were Misled By Misreporting Of Data That Inflated Its U.S. News Ranking
- Penn Wharton: Decomposing The Decline In Estate Tax Liability Since 2000
- Penn State Orders Hiring Freeze, 3% Budget Rescission To Close $191 Million Deficit
Sunday:
- NY Times: What's God Got to Do With It? The Rise of Christian Nationalism In American Politics
- The Secret Of Vin Scully's Success: Faith
- Christian University Sues Attorney General, Says Investigation Of Anti-LGBTQ+ Hiring Practices Violates Its Religious Freedom
- Forty Democratic Lawmakers Call For IRS Investigation Into Family Research Council's ‘Church’ Status
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
August 8, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, August 1, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
-
This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Katherine Magbanua Sentenced To Life In Prison, Plus Two 30-Year Sentences, In Dan Markel's Murder; Charlie Adelson Trial In Early 2023
- ABA Tax Section|Tax Analysts Public Service Tax Fellowship Application Deadline Extended
- Listen!: Amplifying The Experiences Of Black Law School Graduates In 2020
Sunday:
- Battle Over 'Wokeness' At Christian Colleges Isn't Just About Politics, It's About Dollars
- WSJ Op-Ed: Religion Is Dying? Don’t Believe It
- LA Times: Jews, Muslims And Others Say Roe vs. Wade Reversal Threatens Their Religious Freedom
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
August 1, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, July 25, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
-
This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- ABA Survey: Law Students Prefer Online Classes Over In-Person Classes
- U.S. Inequality Is Much Less When You Measure Spending Power (Including Government Transfer Payments) As Well As Income And Wealth
- Jane Aiken Steps Down As Dean After Three Years; Wake Forest Names Notre Dame's Nell Newton Interim Dean
Sunday:
- David French: The God Gap Helps Explain A 'Seismic Shift' In American Politics
- Notre Dame Dean Marcus Cole's Address In Rome On Religious Liberty
- Confessions Of A Catholic Litigator
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
July 25, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, July 18, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
-
This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Eric Talley's Commencement Address To The Columbia Law School Class Of 2022: Peerless
- Today's Law, Society, And Taxation Panels
- Doing Law School Wrong: Case Teaching And An Integrated Legal Practice Method
Sunday:
- Abraham Lincoln’s Use Of The Bible In His Second Inaugural Address
- Do Christians Have A Moral Duty To Tweet?
- ProPublica: Family Research Council Is Now A Church In The Eyes Of The IRS
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
July 18, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, July 11, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
-
This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- NY Times: Big 4 Accounting Auditors Sign Off On Dubious Tax Strategies Designed By Their Firm
- U.S. News Kicks Columbia Out Of The 2022 College Rankings After Math Professor Questioned Its #2 Ranking
- ProPublica: Before Moving To Florida, Citadel Billionaire Founder|CEO Spent $54M To Defeat Illinois Tax Hike That Would Have Cost Him $51M/Year
Sunday:
- U.S. District Court Orders Law School To Rescind No-Contact Orders Issued Against Christian Legal Society Faculty Advisor And Students Who Shared Their Religious Views With Another Student
- NY Times Op-Ed: I Pray. But I Don’t Want To See A High School Football Coach Praying At The 50-Yard Line.
- Does Religious Freedom Protect A Right To An Abortion? One Rabbi’s Mission To Find Out.
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
July 11, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
TaxProf Blog Holiday Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- More On The Impact Of Dobbs On Law Schools
- Avi-Yonah Posts International Tax Papers On SSRN
- Students, Alumni Push Back Against George Washington's Refusal To Cancel Justice Thomas's Con Law Seminar
Sunday:
- How Religious Colleges View The Dobbs Abortion Decision: Celebration (Liberty), Neutrality (Notre Dame), Condemnation (Emory)
- NY Times Op-Ed: How Churches Can Do Better At Responding To Sexual Abuse
- After The SCOTUS School Prayer Decision, What Comes Next For American Jews?
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
July 4th:
- A 4th Of July Reminder: 'This Land Was Made For You And Me'
- Horwitz: Should Undergraduate Degrees In Law Lead To Shortening Law School To Two Years By Separating Academic Study Of Law From Practical Training To Be Lawyers?
- NY Times: The IRS Is The Gatekeeper For Charities, But Approves 99.96% Of All Applications; Form 1023EZ = EZ Fraud
- NALP: Entry-Level Public Service Attorney Salaries Soar In Four Years By 20% (Civil Legal Services) And 25% (Public Interest Organizations), But Stagnate For Public Defenders (2.4%)
July 5, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, June 27, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- 'I Couldn’t Imagine Leading And Not Being Openly Gay': How LGBTQIA+ Pride Informs Law School Leadership
- WSJ: Warren Buffett’s Estate Planning Sends Charities Scrambling; $100 Billion May Go To Pro-Abortion Family Foundation
- The Ohio State University Trademarks 'The'
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: I Prayed And Protested To End Roe. What Comes Next?
- They Cite the Same Bible And Evoke The Same Jesus. But These Two Christians Are On Opposite Sides Of The Abortion Debate
- NY Times Op-Ed: I Married The Wrong Person, And I’m So Glad I Did
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
June 27, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
TaxProf Blog Holiday Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- How Introverted Law Students Can Thrive: Become Tax Lawyers|Tax Professors (And Deans)
- Katherine Magbanua To Be Sentenced in Dan Markel's Murder On July 29—Same Time, Day, And Courtroom As Charlie Adelson's Hearing; Will She Cut A Deal And Implicate Adelsons?
- 17th Annual Junior Tax Scholars Workshop Concludes Today At Illinois
Sunday:
- Father's Day And The Prodigal Son
- 'I Can Think Of No Better Father’s Day Gift' Than Passage Of Markel Act Giving Child Visitation Rights To Grandparents Of Deceased Parent
- Gallup: Belief In God Falls To All-Time Low In U.S.: 81%, Down 6 Percentage Points (12 Percentage Points Among Democrats)
- NY Times: State Judge Rules Yeshiva University Must Recognize LGBTQ Student Club
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
Juneteenth:
- Osofsky & Thomas: Implicit Legislative Bias — The Case Of The Mortgage Interest Deduction
- Juneteenth And Tax Law
- Are Legal Lessons Learned In The Trenches More Valuable Than Those Learned In Law School?
- Town And Gown, Malibu And Pepperdine
June 21, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, June 13, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- What Got Katherine Magbanua Convicted Of Dan Markel’s Murder? What's Next For Charlie Adelson?
- For 1st Time Since 2011, IRS Makes Mid-Year Adjustment In Standard Mileage Rate Due To Spike In Gas Prices; 62.5 Cents/Mile Is Up 11.6% From 2021
- After Submitting False Data To U.S. News For 9 Years, USC Ordered To Certify Accuracy Of Its Data In Future Rankings
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Uvalde Needs Our Prayers
- NY Times Op-Ed: 400 Years Ago, They Would Be Witches. Today, They Can Be Your Spiritual Coach.
- Race, Immigration Law, And Christianity: Despair Or Hope?
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
June 13, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, June 6, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- With Katherine Magbanua's Conviction In Dan Markel's Murder, Prosecutors Set Their Sights On Charlie Adelson
- IRS Dangles Telework To Lure Workers To Beleaguered Agency
- For Law Profs, Law Students, And Everyone
Sunday:
- WSJ Book Review: What Did Thomas Jefferson Really Think About God?
- WSJ Essay: Why Most Pastors Avoid Politics
- Pepperdine Caruso Law Celebrates The Class Of 2022
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
June 6, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
TaxProf Blog Holiday Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- In Defense Of The LSAT
- Trusts & Estates: The Next Big Thing In Big Law
- Jury Finds Katherine Magbanua Guilty Of First Degree Murder Of Dan Markel
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Curing The Political Polarization Destroying America With Humility And Joy
- 'The Christian Faith Is Flourishing At Harvard Law School'
- NY Times Op-Ed: Work, Pray, Code — Work Is Replacing Religion In Silicon Valley (And Elsewhere)
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
Memorial Day:
- ABA Tax Section | Tax Analysts Public Service Tax Fellowship
- Harvard And MIT Offer Free Open-Source Law School Casebooks
- Professional Sports Teams In High-Tax States Are At A Competitive Disadvantage
- Using Artificial Intelligence In The Law Review Submissions Process
May 31, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, May 23, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- The Data-Driven Answer To A Rich And Happy Life
- GAO: IRS Audit Rates Plummet For The Rich
- The Retrial Of Katherine Magbanua In Dan Markel's Murder: Luis Rivera Flips On Katie And Sigfredo Garcia
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: We’re In A Loneliness Crisis — Another Reason To Get Off Our Phones
- Christianity And Constitutional Law
- Tax Experts Say Section 107 Housing Allowance For Clergy Remains Safe Despite Recent Cases And Greedy Abuses
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
May 23, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, May 16, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Law Schools Are Becoming The New Business Schools For Future Leaders
- Azam: Online Taxation Post Wayfair
- A Year After Abruptly Ousting Tony Varona As Dean, Miami President Names David Yellen New Law School Dean
Sunday:
- WSJ Book Review: America's Book — The Rise and Decline Of A Bible Civilization
- NY Times Op-Ed: If Roe Is Overturned, Where Should The Pro-Life Movement Go Next?
- NY Times Op-Ed: Too Much Church In The State For This Catholic
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
May 16, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, May 9, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
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This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- NY Times: ABA May Eliminate Standardized Tests For Law School Admissions
- Louis Brandeis, Antitrust, And A Functioning Tax System
- 8th Annual Parris Awards At Pepperdine Caruso Law School
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: How To Cultivate Joy Even When It Feels In Short Supply
- WSJ Op-Ed: The Blessing Of A Mother’s Love
- NY Times Op-Ed: Why I Pray To A God I Don’t Believe In
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
May 9, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, May 2, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Brown & Dau-Schmidt: Racial And Ethnic Ancestry Of The Nation’s Black Law Students
- Report On Tax Implications Of Cryptocurrency And Other Fungible Digital Assets
- WSJ: Jones Day Finds USC Dean Intentionally Reported Fale Data To U.S. News To Goose Its Ranking
Sunday:
- WSJ Op-Ed: How God Works — The Science Behind the Benefits of Religion
- Christian Legal Society Members Sue Law School For Punishing Them For Expressing Their Religious Beliefs
- The Chosen At Pepperdine Caruso Law
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
May 2, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, April 25, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- The Top 15 Law Schools For Jobs Contain Some Surprises
- How A Quiet Change To An Actuarial Assumption Turbocharges The Life Insurance Tax Shelter
- Yale For Papers: The Legal Treatise— Past, Present, And Future
Sunday:
- God, Grades, And Graduation: Religion's Surprising Impact On Academic Success
- The Secular Case For Christianity: It Works For The Individual And For The Common Good
- Pepperdine Caruso Law 3L Commissioning Ceremony
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
April 25, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, April 18, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
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This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- President Biden And Vice President Harris Release Their 2022 Tax Returns
- Next Week’s Tax Workshops
- Recent Law Grads Have Had $30,000 Of Their Student Loan Debt Cancelled
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: What Good Friday And Easter Mean For Black Americans
- NY Times Op-Ed: How A Cancer Diagnosis Makes Jesus’ Death And Resurrection Mean More
- WSJ Op-Ed: What Saint Dismas Can Teach Us About Good Friday And Easter
- NY Times Op-Ed: Imagine A Bible With No Moses, No Story Of The Exodus
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
April 18, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, April 4, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
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This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- 2023 U.S. News Constitutional Law Rankings
- Next Week’s Tax Workshops
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Three Habits To Keep After The Pandemic Ends
- Vischer: Christian Nationalism And The Rule Of Law
- WSJ Book Review: The Flag And The Cross — Defining Christian Nationalism
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
April 4, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, March 28, 2022
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
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This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Every Black Law Dean in the US Signs Letter to Senate Supporting Jackson's SCOTUS Nomination
- Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson And Tax Cases
Sunday:
- Pepperdine To Launch Center For Faith And The Common Good
- 'Keep the Faith': How A Hostile Encounter With Yale Law Students Emboldened Me To Speak The Truth With Kindness
- NY Times Op-Ed: My Synagogue Was Attacked, But I Will Never Stop Welcoming The Stranger
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
March 28, 2022 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink