I blogged a few days ago about Ways and Means Chair Smith's bully pulpit tactics against the United States Chamber of Commerce. According to Smith, the Chamber accepted a $12 million donation from the ...

I was honored to be invited recently to write a column for our local bar magazine, DICTA, entitled "Privileged to Be a Lawyer." My contribution, Joy in Lawyering, can be found here. It took no time at ...

https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/nonprofit/2024/11/dc-circuit-court-of-appeal-denies-iowaskas-petition-for-rehearing-en-banc.html ...

We explore firm-level markup and profit rates during the COVID-19 pandemic for a panel of 3, 611 publicly traded firms in Compustat and find increases for the average firm. We offer conditions to give ...

The SEC's ongoing sweep recently resolved potential claims against nine different SEC-registered investment advisory firms for violations of its Marketing Rule. The firms paid civil penalties ranging ...

Some local Chicago news that may be of interest... the Chicago schools are facing a budget shortfall of an estimated $500 million. The teachers' union is proposing to "close" the TIFs, which are ...

Greetings! In this third post on COP29, I will explore the international climate finance commitments that form a priority negotiating item at COP29. If you missed them, check out my prior posts in ...

Mission Hospital’s Financial Performance Under HCA. Working Draft (2024). by Professor Mark Hall Mission Hospital’s Quality Ratings Following HCA’s Acquisition. Working Draft (2024). by Professor Mark ...

One of the nicest aspects of getting older as an educator is witnessing how your former students are adapting and thriving in a changing world. It seems like every week I hear from a former student ...

A federal court ruled that Texas Governor Greg Abbott's border barrier in the Rio Grande likely violates the federal Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899. The court ordered the state to ...

In June, at the National Business Law Scholars Conference in Knoxville, I sat in on a paper panel featuring Sarah Williams's work in process, Regulating Congressional Insider Trading: The Rotten Egg ...

I have posted Charity Law & Blockchain Technology: Using Old Wineskins for New Wine?, The Tax Lawyer (forthcoming Spring 2024) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Whenever something new emerges, the ...