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Dark Store Theory
Journal of Tax Administration Vol 6:2 2021 Dark Store Theory DARK STORE THEORY: EXAMINING THE TAX LOOPHOLE’S RELEVANCE IN WISCONSIN FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES Daniel H. Boylan1, Jeffrey W. Cline1 Abstract Originally encouraged through legislative reformation during the 1950s, big-box retailers play a major role in the United States’ economy. Built to thrive in the suburbs, they were welcomed by municipalities and property owners who believed that the increased sales taxes that the stores would generate would, in turn, lead to increased tax revenues and lower property taxes. Municipalities and residential property owners are now pushing for legislative action to close a tax loophole that was ostensibly allowed through recent tax reform. However, there is a substantial amount of confusion over the legitimacy of the loophole, as analysts have opposing viewpoints. This research examines the relationship between the presence of big-box retailers and the property tax levies of local municipalities in Wisconsin. It then investigates the phenomenon known as the dark store loophole and analyzes the opposing perspectives held by specialists within the industry. It also considers the overall impact of the loophole on residential property owners. This research finds that imposing legislation to close the dark store loophole would enable local governments to lower residential property taxes. JEL Classification Codes: H11, H71, K11, K25, M48, N42, R51 Keywords: Property Tax, Municipality, Big-box Retailer, Dark Store Theory, Tax Loophole, Property Owner 1. INTRODUCTION Big-box retailers such as Walmart, Target, and Ikea have effectively transformed the way that Americans shop for everything from everyday items to decade-lasting furniture and appliances. -
2020 Impact Report 2 Contents Approach Reducing Our Emissions Supporting Climate Action Investing in Our People Driving Social Change
Contents Approach Reducing our emissions Supporting climate action Investing in our people Driving social change Approach Message from Mike 03 About this report 04 About Bloomberg L.P. 05 Governance 06 Stakeholder engagement 07 Risk management 08 Climate scenario analysis 10 Materiality assessment 14 Sustainability strategy 16 COVID-19 spotlight The business of resilience 18 Environmental impact Reducing our emissions 21 Supporting climate action 30 Social impact Investing in our people 44 Driving social change 51 2020 Impact Report 2 Contents Approach Reducing our emissions Supporting climate action Investing in our people Driving social change Message from Mike. Despite the enormous challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is well-positioned to take great steps forward in the fight against climate change. Governments are eager to respond to the fallout from the pandemic in ways that Our company has increased the environmental, social and governance (ESG) data make their economies stronger, more sustainable and more resilient. Business leaders and research we provide, and we have also introduced products to help clients better recognize the risks they face and understand that the same steps that cut carbon assess climate-related risks and opportunities, including new sustainability scores. emissions also help to spur growth and promote stability. The public wants power In 2020, we launched Bloomberg Green, the world’s definitive news source sources that won’t poison the air they breathe. And markets increasingly favor clean dedicated to the business, science and technology of climate change. energy over fossil fuels as the cost of renewable power continues to drop. Virtually all of our company’s profits go to fund the work of Bloomberg Philanthropies The year ahead can set the stage for a decade of transformational change — but only and, in 2020, our foundation expanded our efforts to drive action on climate change. -
Angry Judges
Angry Judges Terry A. Maroney* Abstract Judges get angry. Law, however, is of two minds as to whether they should; more importantly, it is of two minds as to whether judges’ anger should influence their behavior and decision making. On the one hand, anger is the quintessentially judicial emotion. It involves appraisal of wrongdoing, attribution of blame, and assignment of punishment—precisely what we ask of judges. On the other, anger is associated with aggression, impulsivity, and irrationality. Aristotle, through his concept of virtue, proposed reconciling this conflict by asking whether a person is angry at the right people, for the right reasons, and in the right way. Modern affective psychology, for its part, offers empirical tools with which to determine whether and when anger conforms to Aristotelian virtue. This Article weaves these strands together to propose a new model of judicial anger: that of the righteously angry judge. The righteously angry judge is angry for good reasons; experiences and expresses that anger in a well-regulated manner; and uses her anger to motivate and carry out the tasks within her delegated authority. Offering not only the first comprehensive descriptive account of judicial anger but also first theoretical model for how such anger ought to be evaluated, the Article demonstrates how judicial behavior and decision making can benefit by harnessing anger—the most common and potent judicial emotion—in service of righteousness. Introduction................................................................................................................................ -
Truthiness and the Marble Palace
Emory Law Scholarly Commons Emory Law Journal Online Journals 2016 Truthiness and the Marble Palace Chad M. Oldfather Todd C. Peppers Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/elj-online Recommended Citation Chad M. Oldfather & Todd C. Peppers, Truthiness and the Marble Palace, 65 Emory L. J. Online 2001 (2016). Available at: https://scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/elj-online/17 This Essay is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at Emory Law Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Emory Law Journal Online by an authorized administrator of Emory Law Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. OLDFATHER_PEPPERS GALLEYSFINAL 1/13/2016 10:12 AM TRUTHINESS AND THE MARBLE PALACE Chad M. Oldfather* Todd C. Peppers** INTRODUCTION Tucked inside the title page of David Lat’s Supreme Ambitions, just after a note giving credit for the cover design and before the copyright notice, sits a standard disclaimer of the sort that appears in all novels: “This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and events either are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.”1 These may be the most truly fictional words in the entire book. Its judicial characters are recognizable as versions of real judges, including, among others, Alex Kozinski, Goodwin Liu, Stephen Reinhardt, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas. Real-life bloggers including Tom Goldstein and Howard Bashman appear as themselves,2 and a blog called Beneath Their Robes, a clear reference to the blog that was Lat’s initial claim to fame3 (this time run by one of the protagonist’s bitter rivals) play a pivotal role in the plot.4 Supreme Ambitions’ observations about judging, clerking, prestige and the culture of elite law schools likewise reflect core truths, albeit via storylines and characters that are often exaggerated almost to the point of caricature. -
The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet
GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works Faculty Scholarship 2007 The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet Daniel J. Solove George Washington University Law School, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.law.gwu.edu/faculty_publications Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation Solove, Daniel J., The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet (October 24, 2007). The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet, Yale University Press (2007); GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper 2017-4; GWU Legal Studies Research Paper 2017-4. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2899125 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Faculty Scholarship at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Electronic copy available at: https://ssrn.com/ abstract=2899125 The Future of Reputation Electronic copy available at: https://ssrn.com/ abstract=2899125 This page intentionally left blank Electronic copy available at: https://ssrn.com/ abstract=2899125 The Future of Reputation Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet Daniel J. Solove Yale University Press New Haven and London To Papa Nat A Caravan book. For more information, visit www.caravanbooks.org Copyright © 2007 by Daniel J. Solove. All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. -
On Being a Black Lawyer 2013 Power
2013 SALUTES THE MOSTBLACK INFLUENTIAL LAWYERS IN THE NATION 100 AND DIVERSITY ADVOCATES CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR POWER 100 HONOREES WE SALUTE OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN PARTNERS We salute Chief Diversity Officer Theresa Cropper and Firmwide Executive Committee Chair Laura Neebling for being recognized as Power 100 honorees. As a Pipeline Builder, Ms. Cropper has invested in the diversity pipeline throughout her career and prepared students at every level to pursue their dreams. As an Advocate, Ms. Neebling has championed diversity and inclusion at the firm and lent her leadership to initiatives that advance the cause. Perkins Coie is proud of their contributions and extends warmest congratulations to them both. ALLEN CANNON III DENNIS HOPKINS SEAN KNOWLES RICHARD ROSS Government Contracts, Washington, D.C. Commercial Litigation, New York Commercial Litigation, Seattle Business, New York PHILIP THOMPSON LINDA WALTON JAMES WILLIAMS BOBBIE WILSON Labor, Bellevue Labor, Seattle Commercial Litigation, Seattle Commercial Litigation, San Francisco THERESA CROPPER LAURA NEEBLING Chief Diversity Officer Chair, Firmwide Executive Committee At Perkins Coie, we believe that diversity is a key ingredient to success. We benefit from diverse perspectives that allow us to deliver excellent counsel to our clients. At Perkins Coie, Diversity is a Key Ingredient. We support On Being a Black Lawyer in recognizing the contributions of the Power 100 (2013) honorees. ANCHORAGE · BEIJING · BELLEVUE · BOISE · CHICAGO · DALLAS · DENVER ANCHORAGE · BEIJING · BELLEVUE · BOISE · CHICAGO · DALLAS · DENVER LOS ANGELES · MADISON · NEW YORK · PALO ALTO · PHOENIX · PORTLAND LOS ANGELES · MADISON · NEW YORK · PALO ALTO · PHOENIX · PORTLAND SAN DIEGO · SAN FRANCISCO · SEATTLE · SHANGHAI · TAIPEI · WASHINGTON, D.C. SAN DIEGO · SAN FRANCISCO · SEATTLE · SHANGHAI · TAIPEI · WASHINGTON, D.C. -
State Constitutionalism in the Age of Party Polarization
William & Mary Law School William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository Faculty Publications Faculty and Deans Summer 2019 State Constitutionalism in the Age of Party Polarization Neal Devins William & Mary Law School, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/facpubs Part of the Constitutional Law Commons, Courts Commons, Judges Commons, and the State and Local Government Law Commons Repository Citation Devins, Neal, "State Constitutionalism in the Age of Party Polarization" (2019). Faculty Publications. 1994. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/facpubs/1994 Copyright c 2019 by the authors. This article is brought to you by the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/facpubs STATE CONSTITUTIONALISM IN THE AGE OF PARTY POLARIZATION Neal Devins* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ............................................... 1130 II. THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL OF FEDERAL NORMS... .............. 1134 A. Democratic Controls..................................... 1134 B. The Pull of Federal Supremacy ................. ...... 1142 III. THE IMPACT OF PARTY POLARIZATION .................... ..... 1147 A. The Rise of Party Polarization............. ................ 1148 B. Party Polarization'sImpact on State Supreme Court Decision- Making.............. .................... ...... 1152 1. Federal Norms................................. 1153 2. Backlash Risks ................................. 1158 3. The Rise of Shared Preferences Among State Courts and Elected State Officials -
The Age of Scalia
Columbia Law School Scholarship Archive Faculty Scholarship Faculty Publications 2016 The Age of Scalia Jamal Greene Columbia Law School, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scholarship Part of the Constitutional Law Commons, and the Courts Commons Recommended Citation Jamal Greene, The Age of Scalia, 130 HARV. L. REV. 144 (2016). Available at: https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scholarship/661 This Essay is brought to you for free and open access by the Faculty Publications at Scholarship Archive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Scholarship by an authorized administrator of Scholarship Archive. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ESSAY THE AGE OF SCALIA Jamal Greene* During periods of apparent social dissolution the traditionalists, the true believers, the defenders of the status quo, turn to the past with an interest quite as obsessive as that of the radicals, the reformers, and the revolu- tionaries. What the true believers look for, and find, is proof that, once upon a time, things were as we should like them to be: the laws of eco- nomics worked; the streams of legal doctrine ran sweet and pure; order, tranquility, and harmony governed our society. Their message is: turn back and all will be well.1 INTRODUCTION How does an originalist and a textualist, dropped in the middle of a Kulturkampf,2 branded a sophist and a bigot by his detractors,3 grow up to have the nation's first African American President -
Do Supreme Court Law Clerks Who Clerk for Multiple Justices Nudge Them to Agree?
ARTICLE APPRENTICES OF TWO SORCERERS: DO SUPREME COURT LAW CLERKS WHO CLERK FOR MULTIPLE JUSTICES NUDGE THEM TO AGREE? * Michael P. Kenstowicz INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 35 I. SURVEYING THE HISTORY OF SUPREME COURT CLERKSHIPS AND THE DEBATE OVER CLERKS’ PROPER ROLES AT THE COURT ........................... 38 A. The Evolution of Supreme Court Law Clerks’ Roles in Chambers ................................................................................................ 39 B. The Debate over Law Clerks’ Influence on their Justices ................... 41 II. EXAMINING THE VOTES OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES EMPLOYING A LAW CLERK DURING DIFFERENT TERMS .................................................... 43 A. Empirical Project .................................................................................... 43 TABLE 1: SUPREME COURT LAW CLERKS WHO CLERKED ON THE SUPREME COURT FOR TWO JUSTICES, BOTH OF WHOM SERVED ON THE COURT CONCURRENTLY, 1946–2015..................................................... 44 TABLE 2: LAW CLERKS WHO CLERKED ON THE SUPREME COURT FOR ONE JUSTICE AND ON THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR A JUDGE LATER APPOINTED TO THE SUPREME COURT, BOTH OF WHOM SERVED ON THE COURT CONCURRENTLY, 1946–2015 ................................ 45 FIGURE A......................................................................................................... 47 B. Findings .................................................................................................. -
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Dunwody Distinguished Lecture in Law*
DUNWODY DISTINGUISHED LECTURE IN LAW* INTERPRETING THE SUPREME COURT: FINDING MEANING IN THE JUSTICES’ PERSONAL EXPERIENCES Amy Howe** Abstract At his 2004 confirmation hearing, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. famously compared the role of a Supreme Court Justice to that of a baseball umpire and promised “to remember that it’s my job to call balls and strikes.” Roberts likely intended this to mean that he would serve as a neutral arbiter of the law, who simply applies the existing rules to reach the correct outcome. But in judging, as in baseball, that is not as easy as it sounds, especially when one of the primary criteria on which the Court relies to choose its cases is whether the lower courts are divided on the legal question presented by a case. In the absence of a clear right or wrong answer, the Justices often have to operate in a gray area, and this is where their life experiences may play a role, because two people may—based on their own unique life experiences—see the same things very differently. To be sure, life experiences may not always be determinative, particularly when the Justices are dealing with more technical areas of the law. And even Justices who share similar life experiences may nonetheless view an issue very differently, as is the case with Justices Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor when it comes to affirmative action. The key is to look at a Justice’s entire life experience collectively because that is what the Justice will rely on to make decisions and that is what will inform how she sees the tough questions that the Court decides. -
Full Article
THE HYDRAULIC THEORY OF OPPOSITION Ian M. Swenson * For many years scholars and the public have assumed that Circuit Court confirmation hearings, like Supreme Court confirmation hearings, are con- tentious and focused on hot button issues such as abortion. In fact, this article will show that prior to the Trump administration Circuit Court nom- inees were rarely questioned about abortion and hearings were rarely con- tentious. But in the 115th Congress (the first two years of the Trump ad- ministration) the majority of nominees were questioned about abortion— some of them at great length. This article seeks to explain this change in senatorial behavior and suggests that it is the result of legal and political pressures on the senators as well as changes to Senate procedures. This is the Hydraulic Theory of Opposition. The legal and political pressures on * JD, New York University School of Law, 2019. My thanks to Dean Trevor Morrison for his supervision. My thanks also to Luke Goveas, Cameron Sinsheimer, and Nicholas Gallagher, for their smart and helpful edits. Thanks finally to the editors of the Journal of Law & Liberty for their terrific work preparing this article for publication. 205 206 New York University Journal of Law & Liberty [Vol. 14:205 the Democratic senators drive them to oppose these nominees based on the nominees’ presumed position vis-à-vis abortion; and the way the Senate structures its procedures determines how this opposition manifests. Because the Senate has eliminated sub rosa forms of opposition—such as the filibus- ter and Blue Slips—contentious confirmation hearings are now how that opposition manifests.