Ruling could mean tax on Amazon sales
October 5th, 2011

Tennessee’s attorney general is saying that online retailers do have to collect sales taxes if they open warehouses in the state, in a ruling that could impact the debate over the tax treatment of Amazon. Attorney General Robert Cooper said in a ruling released Tuesday that current state law requires retailers that have distributing houses [...]

Eyewitness Mistakes
September 20th, 2011

In New Jersey, Rules Are Changed on Witness IDs By BENJAMIN WEISER Published: August 24, 2011 The New Jersey Supreme Court, acknowledging a “troubling lack of reliability in eyewitness identifications,” issued sweeping new rules on Wednesday making it easier for defendants to challenge such evidence in criminal cases. The court said that whenever a defendant [...]