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White-collar attorneys see acute changes under Trump administration

Amid a flurry of shifts and shakeups in the U.S. Department of Justice, uncertainty shrouds the future of white-collar enforcement. “This administration is sea changes,” says one expert. “So, all the ways someone who may not be involved in white-collar crime thinks an election may matter, they matter in spades right now.”

Apr 23, 2025 12:45 PM CDT

Supreme Court appears to favor Catholic charities group’s quest for state unemployment tax exemption

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared to side with a group of Catholic charities in northern Wisconsin that sought a religious exemption from the state’s unemployment tax.

Apr 1, 2025 11:35 AM CDT

Indicted SCOTUSblog founder Goldstein poses ‘economic danger,’ judge says in rejecting latest requests

SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein isn’t entitled to see grand jury testimony in the tax fraud case against him and must continue to submit to monitoring of his electronic devices while he is on pretrial release, a federal judge has ruled.

Mar 27, 2025 12:16 PM CDT

SCOTUS once again grapples with First Amendment religion clauses in Wisconsin employment tax case

While cases stemming from the second Trump administration’s torrent of executive actions begin to work their way up to the U.S. Supreme Court on the emergency docket, the court still has some important cases to hear in the final two months of argument for the term.

Mar 27, 2025 9:53 AM CDT

Merely misleading statements aren’t illegal under false statements law, Supreme Court says

A federal law that makes it a crime to knowingly make false statements to influence the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. does not punish statements that are merely misleading, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday.

Mar 24, 2025 3:41 PM CDT

Prosecutors ‘gravely injured’ his reputation with misleading assertions, SCOTUSblog founder Goldstein says

Updated: SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein is alleging that federal prosecutors “seriously misled the court” and should be rebuked for misstatements in public filings in a tax fraud case against him.

Mar 21, 2025 9:20 AM CDT

SCOTUSblog founder Goldstein had connection to cryptocurrency wallet hosting $100M in transfers, US alleges

Federal prosecutors cited alleged “ongoing criminal conduct” by indicted SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein in a court filing urging a federal judge to keep in place an order requiring monitoring of the former U.S. Supreme Court litigator’s electronic devices.

Mar 11, 2025 3:02 PM CDT

SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein wins pretrial release after denying moving millions in crypto

SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein has won his pretrial release a second time after offering proof to contravene prosecutors’ claims that he moved millions of dollars in cryptocurrency while facing tax fraud charges.

Feb 13, 2025 3:37 PM CST

Co-founder of defunct firm LeClairRyan may be able to avoid tax liability after 4th Circuit decision on his exit

The co-founder and former CEO of the defunct law firm LeClairRyan may be able to avoid tax liability in connection with the firm’s collapse because of a ruling Friday by a federal appeals court.

Feb 12, 2025 10:44 AM CST

SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein accused of transferring millions in cryptocurrency after tax indictment

A federal magistrate judge has concluded that SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein violated his conditions of release on tax fraud charges by failing to disclose the existence of two cryptocurrency wallets through which he allegedly received and sent millions of dollars in the currency.

Feb 11, 2025 9:55 AM CST

White-collar attorneys see acute changes under Trump administration

Supreme Court appears to favor Catholic charities group’s quest for state unemployment tax exemption

Indicted SCOTUSblog founder Goldstein poses ‘economic danger,’ judge says in rejecting latest requests

SCOTUS once again grapples with First Amendment religion clauses in Wisconsin employment tax case

Merely misleading statements aren’t illegal under false statements law, Supreme Court says

Prosecutors ‘gravely injured’ his reputation with misleading assertions, SCOTUSblog founder Goldstein says

SCOTUSblog founder Goldstein had connection to cryptocurrency wallet hosting $100M in transfers, US alleges

SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein wins pretrial release after denying moving millions in crypto

Co-founder of defunct firm LeClairRyan may be able to avoid tax liability after 4th Circuit decision on his exit

SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein accused of transferring millions in cryptocurrency after tax indictment

Poker-playing SCOTUSblog founder has net worth of negative $3.3M, criminal court document says

Indicted SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein can’t switch collateral, magistrate judge rules

KPMG’s bid to deliver legal services delayed as top Arizona court seeks more information

SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein faces tax evasion charges

Hunter Biden special counsel defends probe, denounces Biden’s DOJ criticism

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