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News & Analysis as of May 25, 2013

Is The IRS Reading Emails With A Search Warrant?

by Charles (Chuck) Rubin on 4/18/2013

Last week, the ACLU created a stir when it suggested that the IRS may be reading taxpayers’ emails without obtaining a search warrant. At least at some point in time in the past, according to the IRS’ 2009 “Search Warrant...more

Senator Opposes Swiss Accounts Tax Treaty Change

by Darrin Mish, Tampa Tax Attorney on 5/2/2012

Senator Rand Paul (R – Kentucky) opposes changes to the US-Swiss tax treaty that would effectively allow the US government more access to tax information connected to Swiss bank accounts of US citizens. Senator Paul stresses...more

Compromise Agreements, Andy Coulson, and Confidentiality Clauses

by PHILIP HENSON on 8/24/2011

Tom Watson (UK Member of Parliament for West Bromwich East) has recently written to Mr. Peter Wardle, the Chief Executive of the Electoral Standards Commission asking him to investigate potential breaches of the Political...more

Advertising Law Newsletter - July 22, 2011

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/26/2011

In this issue: Manatt Senior Partner Honored as a Hollywood Power Lawyer; Senate Committee Discusses Online Privacy, Do Not Track; Nivea Settles with FTC Over Skin Cream Claims; California Enacts Online Sales Tax; U.S....more

North Carolina's Audit Practice Violates the First Amendment

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 10/27/2010

On October 25, a U.S. District Court granted Amazon.com, LLC’s (Amazon) motion for summary judgment and held that the North Carolina Department of Revenue (Department) was not entitled to demand both product and customer...more

ACLU Argues For Privacy of NC Amazon Customers

by Sands Anderson PC on 10/14/2010

RESEARCH TRIANGLE, NC – The American Civil Liberties Union heads to Federal Court in Seattle today to argue that North Carolina’s request for information about purchases made by Amazon.com customers is unconstitutional and...more

Exchange of confidential tax information

by Leo Neve on 8/15/2010

The current Tax Information Exchange Agreements do not recognize the importance of data protection as a fundamental right....more

Amazon v NC Taxman: Round Two

by Sands Anderson PC on 4/28/2010

Amazon.com, the Seattle-based online retailer, recently filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina Department of Revenue, trying to fend off the state’s request for customer names, addresses and purchases. Amazon claims...more