I’ve spent yesterday and this morning saying here that I suspect that Geithner played some role in persuading Obama himself to decide that the Justice Dept. should not do much…

…to determine each country’s taxing jurisdiction on that whole. These and similar ideas should be considered by a Congress truly intent on reasonable reform, economic justice, and distributional justice. ataxingmatter…

Okay. There’s no way to do justice to Washington Post centerist columnist Dana Milbank’s column today about Obama’s “presser” yesterday by just summarizing it or quoting a sentence or short…

…when as Solicitor General, the number three position in the Justice Department, he carried out, under President Nixon’s orders, the firing of Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox. Bork inherited this…

…limit [investor fraud] class actions to the extent possible” See Justce Antonin Scalia’s majority [Morrison] opinion is blatantly political…NY law journal Justice Scalia’s majority opinion may also be so broadly…

…for Goldman Sachs. The Justice Department closed a criminal investigation of the firm and its chief executive, Lloyd C. Blankfein, and the firm disclosed that the Securities and Exchange Commission…

…And, thanks to the Romney tax-returns controversy, I know that in 2009 the Department of Justice entered into an agreement with UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, and other Swiss banks, in…

…$1000. See Citizens for Tax Justice, U.S. Taxpayers and the Bush Tax Cuts: Obama’s Approach vs. Congressional GOP’s Approach (July 2012). So the typical American who earns between 40 and…

…again makes it to recommended links to read. Wed roundup at Scotusblog. Jess Bravin of the Wall Street Journal reviews the latest book by Justice Antonin Scalia and Bryan Garner….

Via The Guardian, Tax Justice Network has a report showing maybe 21 trillion of wealth in “offshore economies”. (hat tip Stormy) A global super-rich elite has exploited gaps in cross-border…