By Michael McGuire An IRS employee testified today that four men accused of orchestrating tax defiance schemes used a variety of reasons for refusing to pay federal taxes, ranging from membership in an Indian tribe to entitlement to reparations for slavery. Shauna Henline, an IRS senior technical advisor, said the returns and claims filed by [...]
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IRS ‘Funny Box’ Entertains Taxpayer Excuses
Posted in Michael McGuire, Monday's Articles on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Porn Marathon in a Court Near You?
Posted in Ben Petitto, Monday's Articles on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Ben Petitto Pornographer John “Buttman” Stagliano wants to play in open court more than five hours of his movies so a jury won’t be biased by short clips taken out of context, his lawyers argued today in federal court in Washington. “He’s entitled to know that a jury has viewed the whole film, not [...]
CAIR Accused of Carelessness in Hiring Fake Lawyer
Posted in Jayna Johns, Monday's Articles on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Jayna Johns Two appellate court judges voiced skepticism today about claims by four people who say the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) intentionally hired a man who pretended to be a lawyer to represent them in immigration, job discrimination and divorce proceedings. Judges David B. Sentelle and A. Raymond Randolph repeatedly pressed attorney David [...]
U.S. Opposes Yemeni’s Release From GITMO
Posted in Monday's Articles, Rachel Aiken on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Rachel Aiken A Yemeni man held as a suspected terrorist at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since he was 18 should not be released because he is a member of al-Qaida, a U.S. government lawyer told a federal judge today. Stephen Elliott, a Justice Department lawyer, said the United States remains a target—abroad and at home—of [...]
