Episode # 313 – UTMAs – Your Tax Efficient Gifting Option: Know the Pros and Cons
Prof. Kathy Mandelbaum joined Your Life, Your Wealth to talk UTMAs and UTGMs. Listen to it at Cordasco.
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Investors Push Tesla to Reveal Diversity Data After Racism Lawsuit
A shareholder resolution is putting pressure on Tesla to disclose information about its diversity-related efforts following a $137 million judgment in a racial discrimination claim against the company. Prof. Tom Lin says companies ignore such shareholder concerns at their peril. Read more at Bloomberg Equality.
How an Internal State Department Memo Exposes “Title 42” Expulsions of Refugees as Violations of Law
Associate Dean Jaya Ramji-Nogales shines a light on the Biden administration’s continuation of a Trump-era asylum policy, Title 42, in violation of domestic and international law. Read more at Just Security.
Pa.’s school mask mandate is law. Will Lancaster county officials enforce it?
School districts in Lancaster County are wrestling with whether to enforce Gov. Wolf’s mask mandate, and the DA has said she won’t prosecute offenders. Prof. Scott Burris agrees that criminal prosecution isn’t the right approach. Read more at Lancaster Online.
Judge Rodney Gilstrap Sets an Unwanted Record: Most Cases With Financial Conflicts
Judge Rodney Gilstrap has heard more patent-infringement suits than any other federal judge over the past decade. He also has more violations of financial disclosure rules. Prof. Paul Gugliuzza has studied his court and offers context here. Read more at Wall Street Journal.
Health Justice Meets Reproductive Justice
Interim Dean Rebouche positions abortion access within a health justice framework and argues that it is key to advancing health equity in this post on Bill of Health.
The Messy Post-Roe Legal Future Awaiting America
Interim Dean Rachel Rebouche and co-authors write about America’s messy legal future if Roe is overturned, in which the only certainty is increased inequity. Read more at The Atlantic.
Rough recovery: Courts, jails slow to adapt to best-practices for addiction treatment
When people with substance abuse disorder are incarcerated, the medications they use to treat their addiction are often withheld. Prof. Scott Burris says that jails need to rethink their approach. Read more at Daily Magazine News.
Dare To Listen: Texas’ Abortion Law And The Future Of Reproductive Rights
Interim Dean Rachel Rebouche joined Dare to Listen on Texas Public Radio to discuss SB8 and the future of reproductive rights in America. Read more at TPR.
Regulating Cyber Charter Schools
How best should cyber charter schools be regulated? The Regulatory Review includes work by Prof. Susan DeJarnatt in its discussion of this question. Read more at The Regulatory Review.
