Twitter is a great way to stay on top of tax news, tax information, and tax policy all over the world. [read post]

Over the last month, on our New Republic: Security States newsfeed, we rolled out a series designed to explain why fairly allocating the costs of software deficiencies between software makers and users is so critical to addressing the growing problem of vulnerability-ridden code—and how such a regime will require questioning some of our deep-seated beliefs about the very nature of software security. [read post]

Goodman, No. 06-5513 A sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded where: 1) for purposes of sentencing under the ACCA, until defendant has his 1993 escape conviction overturned or removed from his record, precedent requires the circuit court to conclude that such conviction was for a violent felony; but 2) the evidence before the district court did not establish that the firearm at issue was possessed in connection with a… [read post]

Those who took the time and made the effort to nominate their personal recommendations for Blawg Review of the Year 2009 know how daunting a task it is to single out a half dozen outstanding presentations of Blawg Review in 2009. [read post]