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Anti-Vaxxer Law: The Last Refuge Of The Scoundrel
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By IG
Jan 13, 2022
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?: Law Firm Edition
Yesterday, we wrote about the booming legal market described in the 2022 Report on the State of the Legal Market by Thomson Reuters Institute and the Georgetown University Law Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession. Beyond the return of real growth in
By IG
Jan 13, 2022
A tax deadline missed by one day leads to a showdown over equity, jurisdiction – and grammar
The argument on Wednesday in Boechler v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue will consider whether “equitable tolling” – which allows courts to excuse missed deadlines in some circumstances – is available for a statutory federal income tax deadline. The issu
By IG
Jan 13, 2022
Justices debate state’s right to take tort recoveries from Medicaid beneficiaries
Monday’s argument in Gallardo v. Marstiller displayed a bench surprisingly divided over a relatively simple question of statutory interpretation. The topic is what to do when a state Medicaid program pays for injuries that a beneficiary suffers, if the be
By IG
Jan 13, 2022