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Paul L. Caron
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Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law

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Past Posts


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Avi-Yonah: Taxation and Deglobalization

Reuven S. Avi-Yonah (Michigan) has a new piece posted to SSRN, “Taxation and Deglobalization.” Here’s the abstract: Since 2016, the …

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D.C. Circuit Affirms Sentence for Trump Tax Return Leaker

Mary Katherine Browne, “Appeals Court Affirms Sentence for Trump Tax Return Leaker” (Tax Notes, July 20, 2026): The D.C. Circuit rejected …

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Gonzaga Appoints Linda Jellum as Interim Dean

From the announcement from Gonzaga Law School: Linda D. Jellum will serve as Interim Dean of Gonzaga University School of Law beginning July 20, 2026.…

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Commentary on Section 338 Tariffs

In “Trump to Impose 50% Tariff on Many Canadian Goods,” Ana Swanson and Ian Austen report for the New York Times: President Trump on Monda…

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Temple Law to receive $5M gift for center to study democracy, rule of law

News from the front: Temple Law to receive $5M gift for center to study democracy, rule of lawTemple University – James E. Beasley School of Law …

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Christensen & Appleby: State Tax Exemptions for Tribal Cultural Property

Grant Christensen (Alabama) and Andrew Appleby (Tennessee) have a new piece recently published in the Yale Law Journal Forum, “State Tax Exempti…

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Hasen: Taxing the Transfer of Compensatory Partnership Interests

David Hasen (Florida) has posted a new piece on SSRN, “Taxing the Transfer of Compensatory Partnership Interests.” Here’s the abstra…

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Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog — Where U.S. law professors earned their law degree (2008)

Brian Leiter really pulls together some great data. “This study is based on the educational credentials of all tenure-track and tenured law facu…

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Gambling Loss Limitations Condemned at IRS Hearing

Trevor Sikes, “Gambling Loss Haircut Lambasted at IRS Hearing” (Tax Notes, July 20, 2026): The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s 90 percent lim…

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Alstadsæter, Johannesen, Le Guern Herry & Zucman on Transparency and Offshore Wealth

Annette Alstadsæter, Niels Johannesen, Ségal Le Guern Herry & Gabriel Zucman, “Global Financial Transparency and Offshore Wealth Accumulatio…

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Second Circuit Rejects Counties’ Suit Against NYC Congestion Toll

This Second Circuit decision is important both for how it navigated the Tax Injunction Act and for its “right to travel” analysis. Cameron…

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AI Won’t Shrink Corporate Tax Teams Much. Here’s Why.

Michael V. Sala, AI Won’t Shrink Corporate Tax Teams Much. Here’s Why., 121 Tax Notes State 189 (July 20, 2026) In this article, Sala argues that the …

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Will AI Transform Law Review Selection of Articles?

Paul Caron blogged yesterday about the coming law review shortage. With all the talk about changes brought by AI, I wonder if law reviews will begin u…

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Herzfeld: Mocking Up the Digital Services Tax War Games

Mindy Herzfeld (Florida), Mocking Up the Digital Services Tax War Games, 192 Tax Notes Fed. 185 (July 13, 2026) In the warning, which was issued the d…

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Law Deans By Gender

I previously posted about data (here and here) from AALS Rosenblatt’s Deans Database.  There really is a treasure trove of da…

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When Faith Is Just an App

The Free Press: When Faith Is Just an App, by Freya India: Much has been said about a Christian revival among Gen Z. Some statistics are disputed, but…

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Is God Punishing Me?

Christianity Today: Is God Punishing Me?, by Kristen Wetherell & Sarah Walton (Co-Authors, Jesus Will Meet You There (2026)): Suffering. Nobody wa…

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Highlights: Harvard Faith & Veritas 2026

Following up on my previous post, Harvard Faith & Veritas 2026: Standing in the Gap:

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Fagan: The Coming Law Review Shortage

Frank Fagan (South Texas), The Coming Law Review Shortage, 2025 U. Ill. L. Rev. Online 187: Today, law reviews sit near equilibrium: roughly 5,000 ann…

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Pittsburgh Tax Review Symposium: AI in Tax Practice and Law School Education

The Pittsburgh Tax Review has published Symposium, AI in Tax Practice and Law School Education, 23 Pitt, Tax Rev. 283- 353 (2026) : Sarah B. Lawsky (I…

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