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  • July 08, 2026

    Colo. County's Mill Increases Unconstitutional, Court Told

    A Colorado county violated the state's constitution by continuing to increase its property tax mill without voter approval and failing to reduce the levy or refund taxpayers when excess revenue was collected, a taxpayer told a state court.

  • July 08, 2026

    Ill. Feds Fight Discovery, But Not Fees, In ICE Protest Case

    The U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago has agreed that a group of anti-ICE protesters whose criminal case was dismissed when prosecutorial misconduct before the grand jury that indicted them came to light is entitled to recover attorney fees, but argued Tuesday that their bid to conduct discovery into any bad faith by the government amounted to a "fishing expedition."

  • July 08, 2026

    Aussies Seek Input On 30% Min. Tax For Discretionary Trusts

    Australia is seeking feedback on plans to introduce a 30% minimum tax on taxable income held in discretionary trusts, the Department of the Treasury said in a consultation.

  • July 08, 2026

    Energy Litigation To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2026

    The energy litigation landscape for the rest of 2026 features high-profile lawsuits over climate change, including a potential moment of truth for climate tort litigation, as well as challenges to Trump administration efforts to boost fossil fuel development. Here are several energy-related lawsuits on attorneys' radar for the second half of the year.

  • July 08, 2026

    Immigration Board Rejects Asylum Tied To Conscription

    The Board of Immigration Appeals said a fear of conscription alone was not enough to establish that a Russian man was a refugee facing persecution in his home country, overturning an immigration judge's decision that granted him asylum.

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