Court Cases
Wealth Taxes and the Direct-Indirect Tax Controversy
The challenge over realized but undistributed corporate income in the Supreme Court case of Moore v. United States is said to be an opening skirmish on the constitutionality of a potential federal wealth tax. Proponents claim a wealth levy is within the constitutional...
Supreme Court Just Helped out the Real Colorado
Here is something you might not realize if you never venture outside the Denver-Boulder metroplex or if you are part of the state’s benighted “progressive” ruling class: Colorado is not Massachusetts or New York. Most of the state is economically and culturally part...
Correcting Biden’s False Statement on the Supreme Court’s Presidential Immunity Decision
Don’t be misled by President Biden’s statement on the Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity. As reported in The Hill, Biden stated: “For all practical purposes, today’s decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits on what a president...
Asset Forfeiture is Theft: Another Supreme Court Fail
Many people believe the Supreme Court “ended asset forfeiture” with its 2019 opinion in Timbs v. Indiana. That’s not only false, but by trying to expand federal power to stop asset forfeiture in the states, they might have made things even worse in the long run. Path...