Do you think that the Executor of an Estate is doing a bad job? Do you want to remove a Trustee from a
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Notable 2018 Supreme Court Decisions: Collection of State Sales Tax on Internet Retailers
When you buy goods on the internet and the seller is located in another state, should you pay tax? As a consumer, you’d like to say no. But the Supreme Court tackled this question in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.
The Court had to decide if the dormant Commerce Clause prohibits states from requiring sellers with no physical presence in the state to collect and remit sales tax for goods sold within the state. In the past, in the 1992 Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, the Court ruled that states could not impose tax on businesses with no physical presence in the state.
Notable 2018 Supreme Court Decisions: Compelled Speech
Can the government force private organization to express messages they disagree with?
The issue of compelled speech and viewpoint discrimination was reviewed by the Supreme Court in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra. The Court ruled that the government cannot force private organizations to express messages that they disagree with.
National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) is a religious, pro-life organization that provides pregnancy related services in the State of California. Per California Reproductive Freedom statue, certain clinics that provide family planning services to pregnant women must notify them of free or low-cost abortion services.
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California Lawmakers resurrect the Right-To-Die Bill
The bill would allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients. The bill already passed the State Senate
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New York’s “Slayer Rule” gets extended!
The New York “slayer rule”, a common law principle, provides that no one should benefit financially from one’s own crime. As