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Case against Texas business tax before top court
The case hinges on whether the margins tax - implemented in 2006 as part of the court-ordered school finance fix - constitutes an income tax when applied to certain business partnerships. The tax is a major source of funding for public education.
Updated: 10/24/2011 07:54A
Man at center of Georgia megachurch probe speaks out
Attorneys for the church members say in a DeKalb County lawsuit that Taylor urged them to liquidate their retirement accounts, and as a result some lost their life savings. The US Secret Service and the Internal Revenue Service are also investigating
Updated: 10/24/2011 07:46A
Primebroker begin ANZ lawsuit - Sydney Morning Herald
Primebroker begins its lawsuit against ANZ, accusing the bank of misleading and deceptive conduct, reports Sydney Morning Herald (SMH). Principals of Primebroker Securities, Sal Catalano and Ian Pattison, say that ANZ and its agent, the insolvency
Updated: 10/24/2011 07:43A
Case alleging business tax violates state constitution before Texas Supreme Court
fix — constitutes an income tax when applied to certain business partnerships. The tax is a major source of funding for public education. The law includes a provision that any legal challenges to the law would go straight to the Texas Supreme Court.
Updated: 10/24/2011 07:38A
Cambodian PM faces lawsuit for 'killing fields' trial 'meddling'
PHNOM PENH: Lawyers for the second-in-command of Cambodia's former Khmer Rouge regime on Monday filed a lawsuit against the prime minister and top government officials for perceived interference in a UN-backed war crimes
Updated: 10/24/2011 07:37A
Judge deciding if convicted killer gets DNA tests
Reporter: AP A Texas death row inmate is trying to convince the courts to force prosecutors to turn over knives, clothing and other evidence for DNA testing that his attorneys say could prove his innocence. But prosecutors say the request from
Updated: 10/24/2011 06:55A
Teachers suing for pay hikes
He said it is unfortunate the district will have to spend money that otherwise would have been available to pay teachers to defend the lawsuit. Contacted by The Indianapolis Star, David Day, the attorney for Noblesville Schools, declined to comment.
Updated: 10/24/2011 03:36A
Fremont park to open next year
FREMONT -- A 1030-acre regional park in the hills above Fremont is closer to opening, now that a tentative agreement resolving a lawsuit has been reached, park officials say. Vargas Plateau Regional Park should open for hikers by the
Updated: 10/24/2011 03:11A
“IRS trickery”
Catholic Answers, a lay-run apologetics and evangelization group based in San Diego County, has asked the US Supreme Court to intervene in a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. In 2009, Catholic Answers filed suit against the IRS alleging
Updated: 10/24/2011 03:07A
Philadelphia lawyer target of fraud allegations in Liberty State bankruptcy
In a new series of fraud allegations against Philadelphia lawyer Michael Kwasnik, a bankruptcy trustee in Wilmington contends that he participated in transactions that improperly drained more than $1 million from a failed investment
Updated: 10/24/2011 03:06A
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