Format: 2013-06

Taxing Days Ahead for Everyone in IRS Scandal

May 17, 2013
U.S. News & World Report - "We have to trust them," says Edward Zelinsky, a tax law expert and professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and Yale Law School who has handled federal tax appeals. "Their ability to do their work depends on public trust and confidence, and they have violated it. The secretive way they have gone about their work is the most disturbing part of this. It's certain to undermine them in their mission, and that hurts all taxpayers."

Governing: Areas with Most Commuters Reap Benefits and Costs

May 16, 2013
Commuter taxes are becoming increasingly rare, driven in part by the greater clout suburban communities now enjoy in state legislatures, said Edward Zelinsky, a professor at Cardozo Law School who studies tax policy.

Professor Malvina Halberstam: "Failure to Mirandize Does Not Violate Constitution"

May 14, 2013
National Law Journal - Much of the discussion in the media on whether the surviving Boston bombing suspect should have been given Miranda warnings when he was arrested appears to be based on a misconception: that law enforcement officers are required to give suspects the warnings set forth in Miranda v. Arizona and that failure to do so is a violation of the law, at least if the public-safety exception doesn't apply. That is not correct.

Ed Zelinsky: Adopt the Marketplace Fairness Act

May 9, 2013
Huffington Post - The Marketplace Fairness Act, just approved by the U.S. Senate, is a rare phenomenon: a bill with strong bi-partisan support and an accurate title. The Act would indeed establish fairness in the marketplace by imposing on out-of-state internet and mail order sellers the same sales tax withholding requirements now imposed only on in-state brick-and-mortar businesses.

Berman and Protass: A Saner Approach to Sentencing

May 8, 2013
May 7, 2013 Wall Street Journal - There are few topics on which leading Democratic and Republican voices agree these days. But the recently introduced Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013—which would authorize federal judges to impose prison terms below statutory mandatory minimums in some cases—represents a new bipartisan effort at addressing America's overcrowded prisons and bloated budget. Passage of the act, though, will depend on President Obama and his Justice Department getting behind it.

Article Co-Authored by Alex Reinert Addresses Constitutional Issues with Private Government Contractors

May 3, 2013
Mulligan co-authored both an amicus curiae brief in the high court case of Minneci v. Pollard and an article, discussing the case, with Alexander A. Reinert, associate professor of law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. The article will appear in the Washington University Law Review in May 2013.

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