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The Tennessee Retailers' Sales Tax Act, Stanely D. Rose
The Tennessee Retailers' Sales Tax Act, Stanely D. Rose
Vanderbilt Law Review
The primary consideration in the adoption of a tax by a state is the constitutional framework into which it is to be fitted. Probable litigation is a factor of importance in the choice of a tax. If there are no complicating factors, a simple tax on sales seems to be one of the forms of excise tax most easily sustainable under the Tennessee Constitution. Indeed, Tennessee at an early date had a sales tax which apparently met with court approval.
The most inclusive authority upon which to base an excise tax in Tennessee is the clause which states that "the …
Vested Rights And The Portal-To-Portal Act, Ray A. Brown
Vested Rights And The Portal-To-Portal Act, Ray A. Brown
Michigan Law Review
The Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 attempts, by new and retroactive definitions of what constitutes working time of an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to deprive employees of claims under that earlier act, to which the Supreme Court of the United States has held they were entitled. This article will discuss whether this can be done under the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment.