The Crime Report

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A coalition of 23 state attorneys general has joined an amicus brief in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) , highlighting the critical contributions of hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients to public health efforts, the economy and communities across the country. billion in federal, state and local taxes each year.

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Chugh LLP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Choosing a jurisdiction for your business : Your choice of state to incorporate in can have a multitude of tax and legal consequences. Many business owners should choose to incorporate in the state where they primarily operate, while others may consider external states for a variety of reasons. Choosing a Business Name.

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JURIST

MARCH 21, 2024

The Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday prohibiting companies that benefit from state economic development incentives from recognizing unions without first conducting formal secret-ballot elections. The bill, Senate Bill 362, now awaits Governor Brian Kemp’s signature to become law in the state.

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Hoban Law Group

APRIL 13, 2021

As of right now, sixteen states and Washington, D.C. A whopping 36 states have laws on the books regulating medical cannabis usage. Though legal to produce or sell in their respective domiciled states, at the federal level cannabis is still considered a Schedule I substance. Tax deduction limits under 280E.

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JURIST

MARCH 12, 2023

Instead, the President was a victim of a crime that he duly reported to the relevant authorities.” ” According to local media reports, the report has only been shared with implicated parties and has not yet been made public.

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Broadcast Law Blog

APRIL 15, 2021

Back in January, we reminded broadcasters that state and local elections , even those held in “off-years” like 2021, still fall within the FCC’s political broadcasting rules. State issue ads can come in all sorts of forms. They can be taking positions on local issues (e.g.,

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JURIST

MARCH 21, 2023

After gathering in Interlaken, Switzerland last week, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Monday announced the release of its Sixth Assessment Report , analyzing the current state of climate change knowledge, the impact of climate change and possible abatements. A summary of the SYR is available for policymakers.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 4, 2021

About 40 minutes before the scheduled start of the press conference, armed Taliban fighters arrived in an armored vehicle outside the hotel and surprised the organizers, who had previously obtained permission from the authorities for their event. The lawyers arrested were held for about half an hour before being released.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 28, 2021

Under the “American Rule,” the prevailing party in litigation in the United States ordinarily must pay its own attorney’s fees, absent some statute that calls for a different outcome. San Antonio persuaded the trial court that the companies had been underpaying hotel occupancy taxes. The case involves the costs of appellate litigation.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Credit: UnSplash By opening up new tax credits for tax-exempt entities, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provides a vehicle to fund smart surface projects while increasing solar electricity generation. Municipalities are subdivisions of the state that have only the authority granted to them by state law.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 5, 2024

Two state courts upheld the fee, but on Tuesday the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Sheetz’s case. But interest groups on both sides also say that the court’s decision could affect the availability of affordable housing in California and other states. He then went to state court to challenge the constitutionality of the fee.

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The Crime Report

JULY 7, 2022

Lisa Foster, a retired California judge who is co-director of the Fines and Fees Justice Center , a national advocacy organization, said the profits earned from fines and fees after arrests or infractions were “frankly hidden taxes.” She said that too many states rely on fines and fees which punish non-criminals.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 20, 2021

But, like most returning citizens, Scott (whose full name is withheld to protect his privacy) couldn’t count on getting federal emergency relief funds allocated during the pandemic, which required recent work histories or tax returns to qualify. Ivonne Garcia is an MDRC research associate and lead author of the MDRC study.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 9, 2024

But other justices either disagreed with the premise of the state court’s ruling or questioned how such scrutiny should be applied, leaving a variety of open questions after nearly 90 minutes of debate. After paying the fee and obtaining the permit, Sheetz went to state court to challenge the fee’s constitutionality.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids members called on federal (and state) policymakers to ensure that more children from families with low incomes have access to high-quality preschool. Federal and state policymakers must work in a bipartisan manner to increase access to these programs, particularly for children from families with low incomes. “At

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

banking industry has been divided between state banks, chartered and regulated by state authorities, and national banks, chartered and regulated by federal authorities. Over the last several decades, though, states have enacted legislation obligating mortgage lenders to pay interest on those accounts.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

. § 1983 — which allows private suits for state and local deprivations of rights secured by federal law—to enforce federal statutes enacted under Congress’ spending clause power. The Constitution’s spending clause gives Congress the power to collect taxes and spend money for “the general welfare of the United States.”

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The Crime Report

APRIL 12, 2022

As criminal groups battle for control over Mexican territory, an estimated 20,000 people have fled violence in the past year in Michoacán state, roughly the size of West Virginia — with thousands more abandoning their homes in other states like Zacatecas and Guerrero and heading north to the U.S./Mexico

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The Crime Report

JULY 15, 2022

A longstanding dispute between the leaders in largely Democrat-leaning Kansas City, Missouri, and the Missouri governor, who since 2017 has been a Republican, over who should control the city’s police department, hire the police chief or determine how the department spends its tax dollars is erupting this summer, the Associated Press reports.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Due to the rising costs, Klossner applied for and began receiving housing-choice vouchers from a program, funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and administered by local authorities, that provides rental assistance for low-income tenants. In Iowa, landlords are not required to accept Section 8 vouchers.

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Blumberg

JANUARY 25, 2021

Licenses are required for three primary reasons: To make sure your business is accountable for its actions, to protect public health and safety, and to keep track of your finances for tax purposes. Business license fees vary from state to state and regulate a broader range of activities than the federal government.

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Chugh LLP

JUNE 24, 2021

The type of business entity you choose during incorporation will directly impact the amount of money your business owes in taxes, how much personal liability the owner or owners will have, and the types of administrative requirements that your business will have. No documentation must be filed with the state to form a partnership.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 24, 2022

In the United States, local opposition to renewable energy projects is creating additional obstacles to achieving these ambitious targets. In the brief, we argue that the project’s local economic benefits and contribution to climate change mitigation support the Board’s finding that the project serves the public interest.

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At the Lectern

JUNE 20, 2024

An initiative that would make it harder to raise taxes in California and that by its own terms is intended to “reverse hostile court decisions,” including at least two by the California Supreme Court, was ordered off the ballot today by the court itself. In Legislature v.

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LexForti

JULY 10, 2021

The Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission has proposed draft of Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilisation and Welfare) Bill, 2021, with a view to limit the procreation of children upto two. The post UP State Law Commission proposes draft of Population Control Act appeared first on LexForti Legal News & Journal.

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Chugh LLP

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

During this informative conversation, Chugh, LLP Partner and Attorney Jaymen Chavda discusses some of the most important factors to consider when setting up a branch of your foreign company in the United States. Foreign nationals can incorporate a business in the United States as either a limited liability corporation (LLC) or C corporation.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 14, 2024

In the first months of 2024, legislators in four states— Maryland , Massachusetts , New York , and Vermont —have pushed for legislation that would collectively require large fossil fuel producers and refiners to pay for hundreds of billions of dollars of state-level climate adaptation infrastructure.

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SquirePattonBoggs

JANUARY 13, 2021

Whitmer , which upheld the State of Michigan’s alcohol delivery laws in the face of a dormant Commerce Clause challenge. Like many states, Michigan employs a “three-tier system” for alcohol distribution. States impose vastly different levels of taxation and regulatory burden on the wholesale tier.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Five years later, the court stated in Trans World Airlines v. United States. Issues : (1) Whether the court should disapprove the more-than-de-minimis-cost test for refusing religious accommodations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 stated in Trans World Airlines, Inc. Continental Resources.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 29, 2021

United States. However, this denial was accompanied by an opinion from Justice Clarence Thomas who slammed the current federal policy on marijuana as “a half-in, half-out regime that simultaneously tolerates and forbids local use of marijuana.” One of the cases that was declined was Standing Akimbo, LLC v. Raich , 545 U.S.

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Intelligize Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Consequently, bitcoin mining taxes the planet’s water supply in multiple ways. According to the author of the Cell Reports article, bitcoin mining in the United States alone uses as much water in a year as 300,000 households. First, miners use water to cool their servers, which generate substantial heat in the mining process.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 9, 2022

Nevertheless, corrections authorities in a growing number of states have been making changes to prison environments that challenge the stereotyped image. ” “We do not have that attitude towards prison in the United States.”. corrections has changed little in the past century. Humanizing Prison Populations.

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Parasec

JULY 5, 2022

In early 2006, Parasec opened our Delaware branch to better assist clients with their filing and registered agent needs within the state. Over the years, our team of local experts has developed a close working relationship with the Division of Corporations. The state is currently experiencing a substantial backlog.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 25, 2022

Trials are supposed to expose the mistakes, but we deploy an elaborate machinery of “trial tax” threats and inducements to make sure that jury trials hardly ever occur. But at the state level, indigents rarely get appointed post-conviction counsel. Might something be wrong? Don’t obsess about it. Then, just get on to the next one.

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Strictly Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Private equity investors seek and expect a higher rate of return on their investment than public investments since these funds are usually locked for a long period of time (8-12 years) and the managers of the fund are usually experts in the industry and locale of the investments.

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This decision affects how you’re taxed and your level of personal liability, so it’s crucial to make the right choice from the beginning. Required in some states for professionals like lawyers. Don’t forget to check what permits and licenses you might need, since those can vary by state.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

That’s because current disclosure of litigation funding relies on a patchwork of state law, court rules, self-reporting, FOIA requests, leaks to journalists, and funding pitches. Some, as noted above, have even banned the practice at common law, though state courts have increasingly relaxed those rules in favor of regulation. [23]

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