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September 22, 2021

What Is the USA Patriot Act? The USA Patriot Act is a law passed shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States that gave law enforcement agencies broad powers to investigate, indict, and bring terrorists to […]

September 21, 2021

Battles continue to rage in schools throughout the country on whether students should be required to wear face masks. As of mid-September, eight states – mostly in the South – have banned mask mandates by schools. Elsewhere, angry anti-mask parents […]

September 20, 2021

Medical front liners are leaving the medical profession because of prolonged trauma caused by the coronavirus pandemic, says Rupa Karyampudi, a partner at MK Disability Lawyers LLP. Karyampudi says healthcare workers need more understanding and support in processing the “relentless” […]

September 15, 2021

Do Subsidies Help the Economy? Government subsidies help an industry by paying for part of the cost of the production of a good or service by offering tax credits or reimbursements or by paying for part of the cost a […]

September 14, 2021

People who are self-employed are required to send in quarterly estimated tax payments since tax is not withheld from their wages as it is for employees.12 But if your income varies from month to month or year to year, it’s […]

September 14, 2021

Three cert petitions ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that federal law enforcement officers and those who serve with them on joint task forces were not entitled to absolute immunity for violating constitutional rights of three people. The Institute […]

September 13, 2021

The 2021 tax season kicked off around two weeks later than normal this year, due to recent changes in the federal tax law. However, the delay shouldn’t affect when your tax refund will arrive. The majority of taxpayers should get […]

September 13, 2021

Tax liability is the payment owed by an individual, a business, or other entity to a federal, state, or local tax authority. In general, a tax liability is incurred when income is earned and when income is generated by the […]

September 9, 2021

When Are Quarterly Taxes Due? People who work for companies have estimated taxes withheld from their paychecks, but independent contractors, business owners, and those who live on investment income are required to proactively pay estimated taxes on a quarterly basis. […]

September 8, 2021

How can U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland challenge Texas’ new restrictive abortion law when the state isn’t charged with enforcing it and there is no state defendant to sue? Some abortion-rights supporters say the answer is for the Department of […]