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To Heal Another Or To Protect Oneself?: Hiv Under The Ada In Light Of Bragdon V. Abbott, Leah Guidry
To Heal Another Or To Protect Oneself?: Hiv Under The Ada In Light Of Bragdon V. Abbott, Leah Guidry
Touro Law Review
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Discrimination Cases In The Supreme Court's 1997 Term, Eileen Kaufman
Discrimination Cases In The Supreme Court's 1997 Term, Eileen Kaufman
Touro Law Review
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The Constitutionality Of Taxing Compensatory Damages For Mental Distress When There Was No Accompanying Physical Injury, Douglas A. Kahn
The Constitutionality Of Taxing Compensatory Damages For Mental Distress When There Was No Accompanying Physical Injury, Douglas A. Kahn
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Since 1919, statutory tax law has excluded from gross income compensatory damages received on account of a personal injury or sickness.1 The current version of that exclusion is set forth in section 104 (a) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.2 The construction of that exclusion, both by the courts and by the Commissioner, underwent significant alterations over the 80-year period that the provision has existed.3 The statute itself was amended several times, most recently in 1996.4 It is the 1996 amendment that has raised a constitutional issue concerning the validity of a portion of the statute.5