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Legal Authority behind the Census OR…

March 19, 2010

…Why the government can conduct the Census
Arguments against answering the census questions are everywhere…the web, talk radio, maybe even people you know.  Claims that the census is unconstitutional, the questions are illegal, or that the federal government is subverting the Constitution.  Is this crazy talk?

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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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Congress responds to the Supreme Court’s Campaign Finance decision

February 19, 2010

There has been a swift response by Congress to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court ruling on January 21.   Concerns focus on unregulated “big money” in politics leading to conflicts of interest and corruption.  Corporations, Unions and contractors can now directly fund advertising calling for the election or defeat of federal and state candidates.  [...]

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8 Ohioans Exonerated due to the Innocence Project

February 12, 2010

The Innocence Project recently released a report, 250 Exonerated: Too Many Wrongfully Convicted, which details 250 exoneration cases and includes statistics on common causes of the wrongful convictions.   The organization has only been around since 1992 but has help free 250 individuals who have all been wrongfully convicted but later declared innocent by the courts.  [...]

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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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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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U.S. Supreme Court – in Plain English

January 15, 2010

Who wouldn’t like Supreme Court issues explained in easy to understand terminology?  The Supreme Court of the United States Blog (SCOTUSBLOG) is now publishing plain English summaries of the Questions Presented in each of the Supreme Court cases for this Term.   

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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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