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Tax Protestors, Phishing Schemes and Tax Scams

March 12, 2010

The income tax is voluntary.
There’s just no law requiring you to pay federal income taxes.
The Internal Revenue Code is not law.
The federal government can’t tax “free sovereign citizens.”
Have you heard these statements before?  Maybe you have received e-mail or visited web sites making similar claims.  Tax protestors believe that they do not have to pay taxes [...]

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Use FREE government sites to file taxes

March 5, 2010

Income Tax Forms, free tax filing and other tax information on government web sites.
Everyone can now file their federal taxes online for free!  There are more options this year and no income limitations.

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The Right to Bear Arms and the Right of Self-Defense

February 26, 2010

The online edition of Cardozo Law Review de● novo has an entire issue devoted to the latest Second Amendment Supreme Court cases.  The title of this special issue is called Firearms, Inc. and it includes essays and articles on: 

The legal and historical American right to bear arms.
The right of self-preservation and resistance.
The Second Amendment, the Fourteenth [...]

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CIA, Homeland Security, DoD, the law of war, and cyber war!

February 5, 2010

The CIA, Homeland Security and the Defense Dept. were busy this week responding to investigations of 2009’s terrorist incidents, answering Congressional questions, and voicing concerns about the adequacy of the defense budget.  Find out when we can expect terrorist attacks and what is cyber war?  Also read the reports below on related topics that were [...]

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Hospice, Death & Dying and Advanced Directives

February 2, 2010

Last year, 1.5 MILLION Americans received hospice services from over 4,000 hospice providers. Since 2001, the number of hospice patients has increased by 22 percent and the median length of stay of a hospice patient went from 20.5 days to 22 days. Hospice Care and the related Ethical and Legal Concerns of End-of-Life Care are [...]

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Corporate Campaign Contributions in Ohio

January 29, 2010

Last week I posted information on how to track corporate election contributions under federal election law.  This week I will show you where to find campaign contributions for Ohio elections.

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How much money and to which candidate, did corporations donate in the last election?

January 22, 2010

The recent Supreme Court decision, Citizens United v. FEC, deals with corporations, unions and other groups contributing to independent campaign advertising.  This case is discussed by others in this blog.     
Related to this case, did you know that campaign contributions are made publically available by the Federal Election Commission?  You can find out who contributed, how much [...]

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Side-by-side comparison of the House and Senate Health Care Proposals

January 8, 2010

The New York Times compares the House and the Senate Health Care Proposals on 16 key issues.  Some of the major issues compared are:  individual mandates, employer contributions, subsidies for individuals, abortion coverage, illegal immigration coverage, cost and coverage of the two proposals and who pays for the proposals.
At the New York Times Health Care [...]

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It is easier than ever to find legal sources on the web!

December 18, 2009

What is better than Google?  How about two new legal research search engines designed by legal powerhouses. 

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Employment Law Issues

December 11, 2009

 

I was laid off from my job and I am 7 ½ months pregnant.  They said the reason was because they were over staffed.  Is this legal?
I am trying to find a statute stating that the employer does not have to pay the final pay check of employee who stole cash from the company.  Do [...]

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Is the economy getting better or worse?

December 4, 2009

We know what is reported in the media.  The Financial Times of London reports that the United States is facing our longest recession on record.   Some major newspapers like the Wall Street Journal  and New York Times, have special topic pages devoted to monitoring economic conditions.  What does the Federal Government say about the economy? 
Who is [...]

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NEW- Case Law on Google!

November 20, 2009

The big news this week on the legal blogs – Google Scholar now searches case law!
It is fast and easy to use.  You can search by case name (Terry v. Ohio) or by topics (fourth amendment). 
Let’s Get Started

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