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Give The Tax Court Transfer Power And Plenary Civil Tax Jurisdiction, Steve R. Johnson
Give The Tax Court Transfer Power And Plenary Civil Tax Jurisdiction, Steve R. Johnson
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A recent decision again raises questions about the powers that the Tax Court does and should possess. In Mobley v. Commissioner, No. 07-2019 (6th Cir. July 8, 2008), Doc 2008-14970, 2008 TNT 132-13, the Sixth Circuit affirmed a procedural decision of the Tax Court. The Tax Court dismissed a petition because it lacked jurisdiction, and it rejected the taxpayers’ request to transfer the case to a district court. The Tax Court concluded, and the Sixth Circuit agreed, that the Tax Court lacks transfer power. Under 28 U.S.C sections 1631 and 610, the power to transfer cases is conferred only upon …
The Identifiability Of Bias In Environmental Law, Shi-Ling Hsu
The Identifiability Of Bias In Environmental Law, Shi-Ling Hsu
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The identifiability effect is the human propensity to have stronger emotions regarding identifiable individuals or groups than for abstract ones. The more information that is available about a person, the more likely this person’s situation will influence human decisionmaking. This human propensity has biased law and public policy against environmental and ecological protection because the putative economic victims of environmental regulation are usually easily identifiable workers that lose their jobs, while the beneficiaries—people who avoid a premature death from air or water pollution, people who would be saved by medicinal compounds available only in rare plant and animal species, and …
Administrative Law's Federalism: Preemption, Delegation And Agencies At The Edge Of Federal Power, Mark Seidenfeld, Brian Galle
Administrative Law's Federalism: Preemption, Delegation And Agencies At The Edge Of Federal Power, Mark Seidenfeld, Brian Galle
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This Article critiques the practice of limiting federal agency authority in the name of federalism. Existing limits bind agencies even more tightly than Congress. For instance, although Congress can regulate to the limits of its commerce power with a sufficiently clear statement of its intent to do so, absent clear congressional authorization an agency cannot, no matter how clear the language of the agency’s regulation. Similarly, although Congress can preempt state law, albeit only when its intent to do so is clear, some commentators have read a line of Supreme Court decisions to hold that agencies cannot, except upon Congress’s …
In Search Of Robin Hood: Suggested Legislative Responses To Kelo, Mark Seidenfeld
In Search Of Robin Hood: Suggested Legislative Responses To Kelo, Mark Seidenfeld
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