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Justia Legal Guides: Tax Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

These cover personal taxes , business taxes , tax debts when someone falls behind on their obligations, and tax audits when the IRS checks to make sure that a taxpayer followed the law. The Tax Law Center also covers topics such as property tax , estate tax , and sales tax more briefly.

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Guest Post: David the Inventor vs. the Biglaw Goliath – What Drives A Goliath To Take On A David?

LawSites

According to their court filing, one summer afternoon in 2018, Agnello thought up the idea of creating a federal cut-and-bite style bill from redline changes to the law, allegedly telling associates it would be the “Holy Grail” of federal legislative drafting, and “forever change the complex process of drafting federal legislation.”.

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So long, Chevron?: How a Group of New England Fishermen Challenged the Longstanding Chevron Approach.

The Barrister

Here, federal court defers to the administrative agency’s permissible construction of the statute. [5] Factual Background Loper and Relentless challenged the applicability of Chevron in a case surrounding enforcement of federal observers on commercial fishing vessels. Administrative law and process in a nutshell , 6th ed.

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2024 Law Firm Data Security Guide: How to Keep Your Law Firm Secure

Clio

HIPAA : The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that requires healthcare providers and “ business associates ” to protect protected health information (PHI) from inadvertent disclosure. It’s your firm’s responsibility to understand your legal responsibilities in the event of a breach.

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Legality of Psychedelics in the U.S.

Martindale-Avvo

This guidance follows the FDA granting breakthrough therapy designation for MDMA to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in 2017 and for psilocybin in treatment-resistant depression in 2018. Drug laws in the USA The changes in US drug laws when it comes to psychedelics have happened at the state level.

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A Guide to 5 Key Data Compliance Regulations for Legal Teams

MatterSuite

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Europe introduced a data protection law, which is the GDPR, in 2018 for businesses handling personal and private personal information. Though it concerns companies in Europe, it might affect a law firm in the United States. It is good to learn about GDPR and stay compliant.

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The Supreme Court TransUnion Case Part 1 — What It Means for Standing in Cyber Cases

Debevoise Data Blog

330 (2018) that a “material risk of harm” can sometimes “satisfy the requirement of concreteness” as applying only to matters seeking injunctive relief. First, TransUnion may spell the end of standing based on risk of future harm in cases seeking damages. The TransUnion majority appears to have cabined the language in Spokeo, Inc.

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