Feminist Judgments Rewritten Tax Opinions

Author : Bridget J. Crawford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316510204
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Tax Opinions written by Bridget J. Crawford and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-28 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feminist scholars rewrite major tax decisions in order to illustrate the key role of viewpoint in statutory interpretation.

Author : Anthony C. Infanti
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Critical Tax Project, Feminist Theory, and Rewriting Judicial Opinions written by Anthony C. Infanti and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this essay, the authors discuss the intellectual foundations for their co-edited book, Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Tax Opinions (2017), the first in a series of subject-matter specific volumes published in the U.S. Feminist Judgments Series by Cambridge University Press. Using only the facts and precedents in existence at the time of the original opinion, the contributors to this and other feminist judgments projects around the globe seek to show how application of feminist perspectives could impact, or even change, the holding or reasoning of judicial decisions. Underlying Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Tax Opinions is the belief that the study of taxation is inextricably linked to the study of inequality (and vice versa).Critical tax scholars often encounter resistance from those who contend that tax statutes are neutral. Yet by centering the perspective of historically disempowered groups, one exposes how the tax laws contribute to and play a role in maintaining racial and gender inequality, among other types of injustice. Rewriting tax decisions from a feminist perspective is an exercise in showing -- not telling -- how the tax law can be harnessed in furtherance of greater equality for all people. The authors proceed to introduce the essays in a symposium issue of the Pittsburgh Tax Review devoted to Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Tax Opinions. Eleven different individuals -- including recent law school graduates, practicing attorneys, long-time teachers of U.S. tax law, and colleagues who study tax, but primarily systems other than that of the United States -- contributed essays. Their topics include feminist statutory interpretation generally and reviews of individual rewritten opinions that address topics including tax benefits for married individuals; the deductibility of costs associated with gender confirmation surgery; and the masculine quality of certain business deductions. Colleagues from Sweden and Australia consider persistent gender bias and the role tax law could and should play in its elimination. Other contributors find inspiration in the book for their own teaching, learning or scholarship, offering suggestions for using the feminist judgments in the classroom, or to inspire statutory reform that rewards unpaid care and service work.

Author : Rachel Rebouché
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781108556989
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Feminist Judgments written by Rachel Rebouché and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Could a feminist perspective change the shape of the tax law? Most people understand that feminist reasoning has tremendous potential to affect, for example, the law of employment discrimination, sexual harassment, and reproductive rights. Few people may be aware, however, that feminist analysis can likewise transform tax law (as well as other statutory or code-based areas of the law). By highlighting the importance of perspective, background, and preconceptions on the reading and interpretation of statutes, Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Tax Opinions shows what a difference feminist analysis can make to statutory interpretation. This volume, part of the Feminist Judgments Series, brings together a group of scholars and lawyers to rewrite tax decisions in which a feminist emphasis would have changed the outcome or the court's reasoning. The volume includes cases that implicate gender on their face (such as medical expense deductions for fertility treatment or gender confirmation surgery and special tax benefits for married individuals) as well as cases without an obvious connection to gender (such as the tax treatment of tribal lands and the business expense deduction). This book thus opens the way for a discussion of how viewpoint is a key factor in all statutory interpretation cases"--

Author : Eloisa C. Rodriguez-Dod
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108835538
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions written by Eloisa C. Rodriguez-Dod and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reimagines fundamental property law cases to demonstrate how a feminist lens could impact the law's development.

Author : Bridget J. Crawford
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Feminist Judgments written by Bridget J. Crawford and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could a feminist perspective change the shape of the tax law? Most people understand that feminist reasoning has tremendous potential to affect, for example, the law of employment discrimination, sexual harassment, and reproductive rights. Few people may be aware, however, that feminist analysis can likewise transform tax law (as well as other statutory or code-based areas of the law). By highlighting the importance of perspective, background, and preconceptions on the reading and interpretation of statutes, Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Tax Opinions shows what a difference feminist analysis can make to statutory interpretation. This volume, part of the Feminist Judgments Series, brings together a group of scholars and lawyers to rewrite tax decisions in which a feminist emphasis would have changed the outcome or the court's reasoning. The volume includes cases that implicate gender on their face (like medical expense deductions for fertility treatment or gender confirmation surgery as well as special tax benefits for married individuals), as well as cases that require a more nuanced understanding of history, politics and economics (such as the tax treatment of tribal lands and the business expense deduction). This book opens the way for a discussion of how viewpoint is a key factor in statutory interpretation.

Author : Ann C. McGinley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108597610
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Feminist Judgments written by Ann C. McGinley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How would feminist perspectives and analytical methods change the interpretation of employment discrimination law? Would the conscious use of feminist perspectives make a difference? This volume shows the difference feminist analysis can make to the interpretation of employment discrimination statutes. This book brings together a group of scholars and lawyers to rewrite fifteen employment discrimination decisions in which a feminist analysis would have changed the outcome or the courts' reasoning. It demonstrates that use of feminist perspectives and methodologies, if adopted by the courts, would have made a significant difference in employment discrimination law, leading to a fairer and more egalitarian workplace, and a more prosperous society.

Author : Deborah S. Gordon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108495117
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Feminist Judgments written by Deborah S. Gordon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes estates and trusts cases through a feminist lens using some of the most popular feminist legal theories.

Author : Anne M. Choike
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009035339
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Feminist Judgments: Corporate Law Rewritten written by Anne M. Choike and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-12-31 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corporate law has traditionally assumed that men organize business, men profit from it, and men bring cases in front of male judges when disputes arise. It overlooks or forgets that women are dealmakers, shareholders, stakeholders, and businesspeople too. This lack of inclusivity in corporate law has profound effects on all of society, not only on women's lives and livelihoods. This volume takes up the challenge to imagine how corporate law might look if we valued not only women and other marginalized groups, but also a feminist perspective emphasizing the importance of power dynamics, equity, community, and diversity in corporate law. Prominent lawyers and legal scholars rewrite foundational corporate law cases, and also provide accompanying commentary that situates each opinion in context, explains the feminist theories applied, and explores the impact the rewritten opinion might have had on the development of corporate law, business, and society.

Author : Bridget J. Crawford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139477455
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Critical Tax Theory written by Bridget J. Crawford and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-22 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tax law is political. This book highlights and explains the major themes and methodologies of a group of scholars who challenge the traditional claim that tax law is neutral and unbiased. The contributors to this volume include pioneers in the field of critical tax theory, as well as key thinkers who have sustained and expanded the investigation into why the tax laws are the way they are and what impacts tax laws have on historically disempowered groups. This volume, assembled by two law professors who work in the field, is an accessible introduction to this new and growing body of scholarship. It is a resource not only for scholars and students in the fields of taxation and economics, but also for those who engage with critical race theory, feminist legal theory, queer theory, class-based analysis, and social justice generally. Tax is the one area of law that affects everyone in our society, and this book is crucial to understanding its impact.

Author : Martha Chamallas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108598447
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Tort Opinions written by Martha Chamallas and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By rewriting both canonical and lesser-known tort cases from a feminist perspective, this volume exposes gender and racial bias in how courts have categorized and evaluated harm stemming from pre-natal malpractice, pregnancy loss, domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment, invasion of privacy, and the award of economic and non-economic damages. The rewritten opinions demonstrate that when confronted with gendered harm to women, courts have often distorted or misapplied conventional legal doctrine to diminish the harm or deny recovery. Bringing this implicit bias to the surface can make law students, and lawyers and judges who craft arguments and apply tort doctrines, more aware of inequalities of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation or identity. This volume shows the way forward to make the basic doctrines of tort law more responsive to the needs and perspectives of traditionally marginalized people, in ways that give greater value to harms that they disproportionately experience.