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Tariff Litigation Update
The Trump administration’s latest volley of tariffs include those imposed under section 301 and those imposed under section 338. The 50% tariffs…
Read MoreUGPA Changes – Announcement from LSAC
A recent announcement from LSAC provides more time for schools and applicants to adjust to LSAC GPA change. From the announcement: Last month, we anno…
Read MoreTax Prof Moves, 2025-2026
Here is a list of (1) visiting assistant professor hires; (2) entry-level hires; (3) lateral moves; (4) promotions, tenures, chairs, and professorship…
Read MoreIncreases in Law School Applications
Quite a bit of coverage over the increases in law school applications this past year. For a few examples: We’re just starting to see predictions…
Read MoreZhang Presents “Innovation Paradigm Shifts and Capital Taxation: The Case of AI” Today at Missouri
Alex Zhang (Emory) will present Innovation Paradigm Shifts and Capital Taxation: The Case of AI at Missouri today as part of its Tax Policy Colloquium…
Read More“The 2026 Top Legal Innovators in Academia”
The “National Law Review” has published a list of “The 2026 Top 50 Legal Innovators in Academia,” here. Who is a “legal …
Read MoreTax Issues with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Return to U.K.
Santhie Goundar, “Advisers Ponder Tax Issues Around Prince Harry’s Return to U.K.” (Tax Notes, Aug. 24, 2026): The news that Prince Harry …
Read MoreNew Symposium: Tax Law, the Environment, and Climate Change
The Pace Environmental Law Review has published a symposium issue at the intersection of tax law and environmental law. Here are the articles: Seven W…
Read MoreMaryland Digital Ad Tax Rulings Shift Debate to What Comes Next
DeAndre Morrow (Greenberg Traurig): Maryland Digital Ad Tax Rulings Shift Debate to What Comes Next, Bloomberg Tax (Aug. 21, 2026): Although the decis…
Read MoreMore on Tax-Aware Long-Short Investing Strategies
Loukia Gyftopoulou, Paige Smith & Charlie Wells (Bloomberg): The Ultrawealthy Tax Maneuver That’s Spooking Schwab and Fidelity For months, the bro…
Read More“Taylor Swift Tax” Draws Suit From Rhode Island Homeowners
Peyton Rhodes (Bloomberg Law): ‘Taylor Swift Tax’ Draws Suit From Rhode Island Homeowners Rhode Island’s new tax on second homes disproportionately ta…
Read MoreDepartment of Education Threatens ABA’s Accreditation of Law Schools
The Trump administration is seeking to strip the American Bar Association’s accreditation council of federal recognition—a move that could disrupt leg…
Read MoreOren-Kolbinger Presents “Timing Matters: Sequencing AI in Tax Education” Today at Pepperdine
Orli Oren-Kolbinger (Oregon) presents Timing Matters: Sequencing AI in Tax Education, 24 Pitt. Tax Rev. ___ (2026) (AI and Teaching Taxation), today a…
Read MoreLaw Schools With Biggest Substance Abuse Problems
We all know that law students and lawyers frequently have significant rates of substance abuse. Because AI knows everything, I decided to see what it …
Read MoreHow to Forgive Someone Who Isn’t Sorry
Christianity Today: How to Forgive Someone Who Isn’t Sorry, by Russell Moore: Someone once came up to me, almost shaking in fear over one of Jesus’ Be…
Read MoreCan Los Angeles Once Again Serve as the Epicenter of Evangelical Revival?
The Dispatch: Can Los Angeles Once Again Serve as the Epicenter of Evangelical Revival?, by Mark Kendall: [T]he storied history of evangelicalism in L…
Read MoreAmid No Kings Protests, I Celebrate a Different Kind of Kingship
Washington Post Awakenings: Amid No Kings Protests, I Celebrate a Different Kind of Kingship, by Rabbi Elie Kaunfer (President & CEO, Yeshivat Had…
Read MoreWSJ: Trump Administration Attacks ABA’s Power to Accredit Law Schools
Wall Street Journal, Trump Administration Attacks Bar Association’s Power to Accredit Law Schools: The Trump administration is opening a new front in …
Read MoreIRS Guidance on Race and Admissions in Colleges (and Law Schools) Passes White House Review
Following up on my previous post, Colleges (and Law Schools) Await Looming IRS Guidance on Race and Admissions: Bloomberg Law, IRS Proposal on Race an…
Read MoreUC Law SF Tax Prof Manoj Viswanathan to Serve as Interim Provost and Academic Dean
UC Law SF, Prof. Manoj Viswanathan Will Serve as Interim Provost & Academic Dean in 2027: After more than a decade of teaching, scholarship, and s…
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