| Author | Title | Citation | Summary | Year |
| Armen H. Merjian |
SECOND-GENERATION SOURCE OF INCOME HOUSING DISCRIMINATION |
2023 Utah Law Review 963 (2023) |
[S]econd-generation barriers . have emerged in the covered jurisdictions as attempted substitutes for the first-generation barriers that originally triggered preclearance in those jurisdictions. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg As source of income protections increase, landlords are more likely to rely on other measures such as credit scores to... |
2023 |
| Brian Galle , David Gamage , Darien Shanske |
SOLVING THE VALUATION CHALLENGE: THE ULTRA METHOD FOR TAXING EXTREME WEALTH |
72 Duke Law Journal 1257 (March, 2023) |
Recent reporting based on leaked tax returns of the ultrarich confirms what experts have long suspected: for the wealthiest Americans, paying taxes is mostly optional. Some of the country's richest have reported annual taxable incomes that would be modest for a schoolteacher, even as the share of wealth held by the top .1 percent is at its highest... |
2023 |
| Alex Sernyak |
STOP SUBSIDIZING THE SUBURBS: PROPERTY TAX REFORM AND ENDING EXCLUSIONARY ZONING |
31 New York University Environmental Law Journal 243 (2023) |
Current residential land use in the United States has been disastrous for the environment. Land use is largely regulated by local zoning laws, and in many states, property taxes are set at a local level as well. The relationship between the two is complex, but put simply, having both policy tools in the hands of local governments creates... |
2023 |
| Linda Sugin |
TAX BENEFITS AND FAIRNESS IN K-12 EDUCATION |
111 Georgetown Law Journal Online 140 (2023) |
This Article examines the tax law's subsidies for inequality and segregation in primary and secondary education, analyzing the federal charitable deduction and education savings plans, and state tax credits for education. It argues that the tax system diverts funds from traditional public education into private education, fostering economic,... |
2023 |
| Jackson Hughes |
TAXATION AND TELEHEALTH: WOULD A TELEHEALTH EXCLUSIVE FACILITY OWNED BY A NONPROFIT HOSPITAL BE EXEMPT FROM PROPERTY TAX IN INDIANA? |
20 Indiana Health Law Review 385 (2023) |
Taxation exemption in the United States traces its roots to before the formation of our republic. Organizations which provide charitable relief, such as hospitals, fire departments, and orphanages, were established to address a lack of direct governmental involvement in the societal issues faced by colonists. These organizations were designed to... |
2023 |
| Hilary G. Escajeda |
TECHNOLOGY JUSTICE: TAXATION OF OUR COLLECTIVE AND CUMULATIVE COGNITIVE INHERITANCE |
56 Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 1073 (Fall, 2023) |
As artificial intelligence and robotic technologies accelerate economic transformation, outdated property and tax laws will increasingly fail American workers with ordinary skills that perform routine job functions. Because technology may render millions of workers redundant, U.S. policymakers must make significant social, economic, and legal... |
2023 |
| Vijay Raghavan |
THE CASE AGAINST THE DEBT TAX |
91 Fordham Law Review 1849 (April, 2023) |
Americans are increasingly agitating for debt relief. In the last decade, there have been national campaigns to cancel student debt, credit card debt, and mortgage debt. These national campaigns have paralleled local efforts to cancel taxi medallion debt, carceral debt, and lunch debt. But as the public increasingly pursues broad-scale debt relief... |
2023 |
| Andrew Hayashi , Justin J. Hopkins |
THE CHARITABLE TAX DEDUCTION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT |
2023 University of Illinois Law Review 1179 (2023) |
In an era characterized by polarization, economic inequality, and the disintegration of local communities, the income tax deduction for charitable contributions appears to abet some of our worst social ills because it incentivizes the wealthy to steer public funds to their preferred charities and subsidizes their donations. We argue that tax... |
2023 |
| Danielle A. Chaim |
THE COMMON OWNERSHIP TAX STRATEGY |
101 Washington University Law Review 501 (2023) |
The recent mass shift by American retail investors into index funds has given rise to a modern form of common ownership. Significant stakes in most public companies are now held by a core group of large, diversified institutional investors. In parallel, this rise in common ownership has been accompanied by unprecedented levels of corporate tax... |
2023 |
| Mahlon J. Mowrer , The Belmont Firm, Arlington, Va. |
THE CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT: A TRANSFORMATION OF THE LAW |
42-JAN American Bankruptcy Institute Journal 8 (January, 2023) |
The 117th Congress is in its twilight, and the 118th Congress will mire in the narrow partisan majorities splitting its chambers and the inevitable political divides leading into the 2024 election. So imminent legislative updates impacting bankruptcy seem--at best--distant. But bankruptcy bills often echo. The sleepy winter months seem to be the... |
2023 |
| Carla Spivack |
THE ESTATE TAX, INEQUALITY, AND THE PROBLEM OF PUBLIC CHOICE |
20 Pittsburgh Tax Review 397 (Spring, 2023) |
I am honored by the opportunity to comment on these three fascinating papers, and I thank these scholars for their important contributions to the question of the estate tax and inequality. Each sheds light on important ways the current estate tax contributes to wealth inequality, and therefore to the political, social, educational, health, and all... |
2023 |
| Alexander Ezenagu, Ilias Bantekas |
THE EXCLUSIONARY EFFECT OF MULTILATERAL GLOBAL TAX REFORMS AND THE PLIGHT OF DEVELOPING STATES |
38 Connecticut Journal of International Law 63 (Spring, 2023) |
Countries have come to accept the wide application of international tax rules in both their domestic and international tax affairs. However, where international tax rules fall short of the legitimate expectations of states and fail to provide necessary guidance, impacted states may be compelled to seek other sources of guidance. In this paper, we... |
2023 |
| Kendall B. Bargeman |
THE HEIRS' PROPERTY DILEMMA: HOW STRONGER FEDERAL POLICIES CAN HELP NARROW THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP |
27 North Carolina Banking Institute 320 (March, 2023) |
Without the proper knowledge and preparation, a family that owns heirs' property could lose all of the resources they have invested for generations in their home. Heirs' property ownership is a complex social justice issue and financial burden for Black communities that inhibits homeowners from receiving assistance after their homes and land have... |
2023 |
| Jacob Hartzler |
THE REVIVAL OF THE CORPORATE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX: SOUND POLICY IN THE GLOBAL EFFORT TO COMBAT BASE EROSION AND PROFIT SHIFTING? |
24 Journal of High Technology Law 749 (2023) |
Intellectual property (IP), including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets, are vital assets for corporations and countries alike. In the digital age, IP rights have enabled multinational corporations to reduce or outright avoid paying income tax in jurisdictions where they generate substantial revenue. For years, multinational... |
2023 |
| Joshua D. Blank , Ari Glogower |
THE TAX INFORMATION GAP AT THE TOP |
108 Iowa Law Review 1597 (May, 2023) |
ABSTRACT: Tax information reporting is an essential element of tax administration and compliance in the United States. When individuals earn wages, accrue interest, or receive Social Security benefits, the Internal Revenue Service almost always knows. In these situations, a third party, such as an employer or a bank, files an information return... |
2023 |
| Peter S. Lehmann, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Sam Houston State University |
THE TRIAL TAX AND THE INTERSECTION OF RACE/ETHNICITY, GENDER, AND AGE IN CRIMINAL COURT SENTENCING |
47 Law and Human Behavior 201 (February, 2023) |
Objective: Prior research consistently demonstrates that defendants convicted at trial are sentenced more harshly than those who plead guilty. Additionally, a vast literature has shown that Black and Hispanic defendants, and especially young minority males, are particularly disadvantaged in sentencing, though these effects may be conditional on... |
2023 |
| Michelle D. Layser |
THE UNKNOWN CONSEQUENCES OF PLACE-BASED TAX INCENTIVES |
56 Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 1261 (Fall, 2023) |
Nearly thirty years have passed since Prof. Ellen Aprill warned policymakers not to rely on tax incentives to fight urban poverty. At the time, federal and state governments were just beginning to embrace so called place-based tax incentives, which are used to promote investment in low-income areas. Aprill was skeptical and expressed doubts about... |
2023 |
| Karen Lou |
TICKET TO DEBT: CITY OF CHICAGO v. FULTON AND THE TWO-TRACK CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY SYSTEM |
123 Columbia Law Review 2371 (December, 2023) |
In 2021, the Supreme Court decided City of Chicago v. Fulton, a landmark bankruptcy case that addressed the issue of whether passive retention of estate property violates § 362(a)(3) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, commonly known as the automatic stay provision. The automatic stay, as its name suggests, is a breathing spell that prevents creditors... |
2023 |
| Danaya C. Wright |
TRAPPED BETWEEN THE URPTODA AND THE UPHPA: PROBATE REFORMS TO BRIDGE THE GAP AND SAVE HEIRS PROPERTY FOR MODEST-WEALTH DECEDENTS |
127 Penn State Law Review 749 (Summer, 2023) |
The problem of heirs property is tragic and endemic, especially in minority and low-income communities where family homes and farms are lost because of fractionation through intestate inheritance and failure by heirs to timely probate the land and clear title. But reformers have worked diligently to address the problem by passing the Uniform Real... |
2023 |
| Amy Royce, Amy Matsui |
UNSUPPORTED: UNDERINVESTMENT IN THE CARE ECONOMY DRIVES GENDER AND RACIAL WEALTH GAPS |
48 Human Rights 14 (2023) |
For every dollar of wealth owned by a single white man, single Black women and Latinas own roughly 9 cents. That gap is stark--and consequential. Wealth is commonly understood as people's assets minus their debts, or, in other words, their total available resources. People need wealth to cope with unexpected moments in the present, like a... |
2023 |
| Phyllis C. Taite |
WELFARE v. WEALTHFARE: THE ILLUSION OF EQUALITY IN TAX POLICY |
20 Pittsburgh Tax Review 363 (Spring, 2023) |
Tax laws and policies may be perceived as race-neutral because race data is not used to determine tax liability. Similarly, the rate structure may be perceived as progressive because tax rates increase as income increases. Nonetheless, history has demonstrated that tax laws and policies are biased against race and class and the tax system is not... |
2023 |
| Hans Hodes |
WHAT A SAVE! HOW U.S. TAX POLICIES COULD GROW MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER, INCREASE PLAYER TALENT, AND STRENGTHEN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
92 UMKC Law Review 427 (Winter 2023) |
The United States, alongside Mexico, and Canada, will host the 2026 World Cup. Out of the sixteen host cities for the 2026 World Cup, eleven are in the United States. The tournament brings a host country celebration, excitement, and the opportunity to showcase, internationally, its culture, people, and passion for soccer. Moreover, hosting the... |
2023 |
| Connor D. Hicks |
WITHOUT RESERVATION: ENSURING UNIFORM TREATMENT IN BANKRUPTCY WHILE KEEPING IN MIND THE INTERESTS OF NATIVE AMERICAN INDIVIDUALS AND TRIBES |
28 Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law 341 (2023) |
The Bankruptcy Code (Code) exists as a mechanism for good faith debtors to discharge debts and seek a fresh start in life and finance. 11 U.S.C. § 106(a) ensures that not only are all debtors treated uniformly, but that all creditors, including governmental creditors which may otherwise enjoy immunity from suit, are equally subject to the... |
2023 |
| Bridget J. Crawford, W. Edward Afield |
YESTERDAY'S PROTESTER MAY BE TOMORROW'S SAINT: REIMAGINING THE TAX SYSTEM THROUGH THE WORK OF DOROTHY DAY |
76 Tax Law Review 217 (Spring, 2023) |
Even would-be saints don't always pay their tax bills. Dorothy Day, who lived from 1897 to 1980, was a legendary U.S. activist and cofounder of the Catholic Worker movement. Day worked most of her adult life among the poor; she was a lifelong advocate for workers' rights and social justice. The Catholic Church named Day a Servant of God... |
2023 |
| William Organek |
"A BITTER RESULT": PURDUE PHARMA, A SACKLER BANKRUPTCY FILING, AND IMPROVING MONETARY AND NONMONETARY RECOVERIES IN MASS TORT BANKRUPTCIES |
96 American Bankruptcy Law Journal 361 (Spring, 2022) |
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin®, filed for bankruptcy in 2019 to resolve thousands of opioid-related lawsuits. The settlement reached in the case would release the controlling Sackler family from all opioid-related liability in exchange for a Sackler financial contribution--without requiring the Sacklers to file for bankruptcy. Critics... |
2022 |
| Samuel Ackerman |
"STAMPING" OUT THE POSTAGE POLL TAX |
55 Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems 331 (Winter, 2022) |
In the 1966 case of Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections, the Supreme Court abolished the last vestiges of the Jim Crow-Era poll tax in one fell swoop under the Equal Protection Clause. The opinion emphasized that paying a tax or fee is irrelevant to one's qualifications for voting and invidiously discriminates against the poor. Litigants have... |
2022 |
| Reece Barker |
A MEMORIAL AND REMONSTRANCE AGAINST TAXATION OF CHURCHES |
47 Brigham Young University Law Review 1001 (2022) |
C1-2Contents Introduction. 1001 I. Memorial and Remonstrance Against Taxation of Churches. 1004 A. The Church Is Not Within Cognizance of the State's Taxation Power. 1006 B. The Dangers of Taxing Religious Organizations. 1008 C. Counterarguments. 1013 II. The Historical Practice of Exempting Churches from Income and Property Taxation. 1015 A. Case... |
2022 |
| Helen Sprainer |
AIR QUALITY EQUITY: WHY THE CLEAN AIR ACT FAILED TO PROTECT LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FROM COVID-19 |
30 New York University Environmental Law Journal 123 (2022) |
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic highlight the many ways in which low-income communities and communities of color suffer disproportionate harms during a disaster. This pandemic is an environmental injustice because the inequitable development and enforcement of our environmental laws has left some communities more at risk for serious infection... |
2022 |
| Alex Zhang |
ANTIDISCRIMINATION AND TAX EXEMPTION |
107 Cornell Law Review 1381 (July, 2022) |
The Supreme Court held, in Bob Jones University v. United States, that violations of fundamental public policy--including race discrimination in education--disqualify an entity for tax exemption. The holding of the case was broad, and its results cohered with the ideals of progressive society: the government ought not to subsidize discrimination,... |
2022 |
| Taylor C. Holley |
AUDITING SCIENTOLOGY: REEXAMINING THE CHURCH'S 501(C)(3) TAX EXEMPTION ELIGIBILITY |
54 Texas Tech Law Review 345 (Winter, 2022) |
I. Introduction. 346 II. Church and Legislative History. 347 A. The Origins of Scientology. 347 1. L. Ron Hubbard and Dianetics. 348 2. A Religion Is Born from the Principles of Dianetics. 349 B. Criteria for Obtaining and Requirements for Maintaining § 501(c)(3) Status. 353 1. Statutory Criteria. 353 2. The Common Law Requirement. 355 C.... |
2022 |
| Courtney Kobren |
BANKRUPTCY BASICS: WHAT THE U.S. CAN LEARN FROM THE U.K. FILING PROCESSES |
32 Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law 441 (Spring, 2022) |
Although filing for bankruptcy is the primary form of economic relief for U.S. consumers in financial distress, pro se debtors lack access to the consumer bankruptcy system. An individual debtor faces many challenges when filing for bankruptcy without an attorney, since the debtor must rely on free access to the information provided by the U.S.... |
2022 |
| Daryl J. Smith , Office of the Chapter 13, Standing Trustee, Memphis, Tenn. |
BANKRUPTCY CAN BE A MEANS TO ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND EQUALITY |
41-NOV American Bankruptcy Institute Journal 36 (November, 2022) |
Cancer does not discriminate; it can touch anyone at any time. Similarly, debt does not discriminate. Like cancer, debt can be a disease impacting a person's life. Also like cancer, debt affects all ethnicities, the young, the old, the rich, the poor, the uneducated and the educated. Along the lines of a harsh disease, debt can eat away at a... |
2022 |
| Samuel D. Brunson |
BARGAIN BASEMENT PROGRESSIVITY? CONSTITUTIONAL FLAT TAXES, DEMOGRANTS, AND PROGRESSIVE INCOME TAXATION |
53 Loyola University Chicago Law Journal 683 (Summer, 2022) |
State and local governments raise revenue in three primary ways: property, sales, and income taxes. Property and sales taxes tend to impose a higher burden on low-income households. To ensure the fairness and progressivity of their overall revenue system, states need their income tax to be sufficiently progressive. Four states face an apparently... |
2022 |
| Goldburn P. Maynard Jr. |
BIDEN'S GAMBIT: ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY WHILE RELYING ON A RACE-NEUTRAL TAX CODE |
131 Yale Law Journal Forum 656 (January 9, 2022) |
The American Rescue Plan Act was both a major infusion of economic aid to low-income and middle-class Americans and an opportunity for the Biden Administration to keep its promise to promote racial equity. This Essay analyzes ARPA's major provisions to determine their potential impact on racial equity. It argues that the Biden... |
2022 |
| Goldburn P. Maynard Jr. |
BIDEN'S GAMBIT: ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY WHILE RELYING ON A RACE-NEUTRAL TAX CODE |
131 Yale Law Journal Forum 656 (1/9/2022) |
abstract. The American Rescue Plan Act was both a major infusion of economic aid to low-income and middle-class Americans and an opportunity for the Biden Administration to keep its promise to promote racial equity. This Essay analyzes ARPA's major provisions to determine their potential impact on racial equity. It argues that the Biden... |
2022 |
| Ishaq Kundawala |
BITING THE BULLET: A BIPARTISAN SOLUTION TO INCREASE DEBTORS' ACCESS TO CHAPTER 7 RELIEF WHILE EXEMPTING FIREARMS IN A BANKRUPTCY CASE |
56 Indiana Law Review 33 (2022) |
Introduction I. A Brief History of the Current Practices Regarding Debtors' Payment of Bankruptcy Attorneys' Fees in Chapter 7 Cases II. Understanding the Disparate Social Impact of the Current Payment Practices on Debtors' Bankruptcy Chapter Choices and Eventual Case Outcomes III. Examining the Two-Contract Approach to the Payment of Chapter 7... |
2022 |
| Melody R. Webb, Esq. |
BUILDING A GUARANTEED INCOME TO END THE "CHILD WELFARE" SYSTEM |
12 Columbia Journal of Race and Law 1 (July, 2022) |
I. Disparities in the Child Welfare System. 3 A. The Child Welfare System is Racialized. 3 B. Current Child Welfare Policies Reflect Historically Racialized Approaches to Child Welfare and Cash Assistance Programs.. 4 C. Anti-Black Racist Policies Demobilize Black American Parents. 7 II. Confronting the Risk Factor for Neglect. 8 A. American... |
2022 |
| Jeremy Bearer-Friend |
COLORBLIND TAX ENFORCEMENT |
97 New York University Law Review 1 (April, 2022) |
The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has repeatedly taken the position that because the IRS does not ask taxpayers to identify their race or ethnicity on submitted tax returns, IRS enforcement actions are not affected by taxpayers' race or ethnicity. This claim, which I call colorblind tax enforcement, has been made by multiple IRS... |
2022 |
| Anthony Rychkov |
CRITICAL TAX THEORY: COMBATTING RACIAL AND INCOME INEQUALITY IN AMERICA |
21 Seattle Journal for Social Justice 87 (Fall, 2022) |
Critical race theory holds that racism is not merely the product of individual bias and prejudices but also something embedded in legal systems and policies. This article will particularly discuss critical race theory and its effects on U.S. tax policies, something I would like to call critical tax theory. As Benjamin Franklin famously noted,... |
2022 |
| Allison Tait |
DEBT GOVERNANCE, WEALTH MANAGEMENT, AND THE UNEVEN BURDENS OF CHILD SUPPORT |
117 Northwestern University Law Review 305 (2022) |
Abstract--Child support is a ubiquitous kind of debt, common to all income and wealth levels, with data showing that approximately 30% of the U.S. adult population has either been subject to paying child support or has received it. Across this field of child support debt, however, unpaid obligations look different for everyone, and in particular... |
2022 |
| Heinz Klug |
DEMOCRACY, INEQUALITY, AND THE NEED FOR A SOCIAL SOLIDARITY TAX |
31 Southern California Review of Law & Social Justice 179 (Spring, 2022) |
C1-2TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION. 180 II. WHY CONSIDER A SOCIAL SOLIDARITY TAX?. 182 A. Goals and Modalities. 184 B. Wealth Taxes as a Response to Economic Crises. 186 III. THE COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE. 190 A. Wealth Taxes in the Twentieth Century. 190 B. Annual Wealth Taxes. 191 C. Capital Levies or a Once-Off Wealth Tax. 197 D. The... |
2022 |
| Charlotte A. McFaddin |
EVALUATING THE TAX VETO IN A DIGITAL AGE: LEGISLATIVE EFFICIENCY AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION |
62 Virginia Journal of International Law 429 (Winter, 2022) |
The total market capitalization of the six largest U.S.-headquartered tech companies now tops $4.5 trillion; yet much of their revenues legally escape taxation every year. Recognizing the challenges of taxing the digital economy, the international community joined forces to reform the outdated global tax framework. In 2018, however, the United... |
2022 |
| Steven A. Dean |
FILING WHILE BLACK: THE CASUAL RACISM OF THE TAX LAW |
2022 Utah Law Review 801 (2022) |
The tax law's race-blind approach produces bad tax policy. This Essay uses three very different examples to show how failing to openly and honestly address race generates bias, and how devasting the results can be. Ignoring race does not solve problems; it creates them. ProPublica has shown, for example, that because of the perils of filing income... |
2022 |
| María Amparo Grau Ruiz |
FISCAL TRANSFORMATIONS DUE TO AI AND ROBOTIZATION: WHERE DO RECENT CHANGES IN TAX ADMINISTRATIONS, PROCEDURES AND LEGAL SYSTEMS LEAD US? |
19 Northwestern Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property 325 (April, 2022) |
Abstract--Tax administrations are currently experiencing transformations worldwide. This phenomenon has an impact on traditional tax rules. Increased technological capabilities open the door to review procedural and substantial regulation. The reinforcement of reporting and transparency requirements, and the connectivity between information systems... |
2022 |
| Daniel J. Durst |
GEOGRAPHIC INCOME TAX MARRIAGE EQUALITY: A PROPOSAL TO EXPAND THE DOUBLE BASIS STEP-UP |
2022 Michigan State Law Review 55 (2022) |
Surviving spouses in community property states enjoy a significant, but unintended, income tax advantage over surviving spouses in other states. The advantage, known as the double basis step-up, generally eliminates capital gains for surviving spouses in community property states. This geographic inequality incentivizes inefficient behaviors for... |
2022 |
| Irina S. Ewing |
HOW THE AMERICAN TAXATION SYSTEM UNDULY AFFECTS THE BLACK COMMUNITY |
17 Florida A & M University Law Review 95 (Fall, 2022) |
C1-2Table of Contents Introduction. 96 I. Taxation on Enslaved African Americans During Slavery. 96 II. Post-slavery Taxation. 97 A. Income Disparities and the Wage Gap. 98 B. Income Inequalities Black Men Versus White Men. 99 C. Income Inequalities Black Women Versus White Women. 99 D. The Importance of Wealth Accumulation. 101 1. Tax Subsidies on... |
2022 |
| Francine J. Lipman |
HOW TO DESIGN AN ANTIRACIST STATE AND LOCAL TAX SYSTEM |
52 Seton Hall Law Review 1531 (2022) |
I. Introduction. 1532 II. Antiracist Framework. 1534 A. Antiracist Definitions. 1534 B. Antiracism Building Blocks. 1537 III. Applying An Antiracist Framework to State & Local Tax Systems. 1538 A. Legislative Foundations of State & Local Tax Systems. 1538 1. Brief Historical Overview. 1538 2. Status Quo State & Local Tax Legislative Policies. 1541... |
2022 |
| Magdalene Mannebach |
I AM ONCE AGAIN ASKING FOR FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN DEBT REFORM: A DISCUSSION ON FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN DEBT AND ITS NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON THE RACE WEALTH GAP |
90 UMKC Law Review 909 (Summer, 2022) |
Student loan debt--whether someone has it, has had it, or is likely to accrue it in the future, it is a financial burden familiar to millions. The office of Federal Student Aid reported that as of August 2021, more than 42.9 million Americans combined for an outstanding Federal Loan Portfolio of $1.56 trillion. Among the millions of borrowers with... |
2022 |
| Alyssa A. DiRusso , Timothy J. McFarlin |
IDENTITY APPROPRIATION AND WEALTH TRANSFER: TWAIN, CORD, AND THE POST-MORTEM RIGHT OF PUBLICITY |
48 ACTEC Law Journal 41 (Fall, 2022) |
History is replete with examples of discrimination against people based on race and gender, both during their lives and after their deaths. Perhaps then it is unsurprising that unequal treatment has impacted people's ability to control and financially benefit from their own identity, as well as their ancestors' identities, in the United States.... |
2022 |
| Ariel Jurow Kleiman |
IMPOVERISHMENT BY TAXATION |
170 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1451 (June, 2022) |
Viewed in the aggregate, the U.S. fiscal system is progressive, reduces inequality, and cuts poverty. The system improves on market outcomes by transferring income from rich to poor. Yet this bird's eye view rings hollow on the ground, where millions of taxpayers across the United States are made poor or poorer by paying their state and federal... |
2022 |