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New Swedish Coalition Government Proposes Sweeping Tax Cut Plan

Sweden has been much in the news recently following the comments by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that her proposal to boost the top income tax rate in the U.S. to 70 percent is based on the tax policies in the Scandinavian … Continue reading

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California Enacts Sweeping Privacy Legislation

Earlier this year, after Facebook was sued in a securities class action following news that it had given access to personal user information to Cambridge Analytica, I questioned whether privacy issues might represent the next big corporate liability exposure. Among … Continue reading

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Fed-up AMA doctors overwhelmingly support gun restrictions in sweeping votes

Enlarge / Semi-automatic long guns for sale are on display at Texas Gun, one of the 6,700 firearm dealers located near the 2,000 miles long U.S.-Mexico border. (credit: Getty | Gilles Mingasson ) The doctors are in—and frustrated, according to … Continue reading

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Minnesota Proposes Sweeping Change for Sexual Harassment Lawsuits

Last week, Minnesota legislators introduced a bill to amend the definition of sexual harassment under state law.  Indeed, this legislation has already received significant attention in the media throughout Minnesota.  And although the bill adds only a single sentence to existing … Continue reading

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"'High' Standards: The Wave of Marijuana Legalization Sweeping America Conveniently Ignores the Hidden Risks"

The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Steve Calandrillo and Katelyn J. Fulton recently posted to SSRN. Here is its abstract: As a tide of marijuana legalization sweeps across the United States, there … Continue reading

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