Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The Sixteenth Amendment, ...

The Sixteenth Amendment, ratified in February 1913, created the federal income tax in America. Income taxation is now an issue discussed daily in the United States. FILE - This July 24, 2018, file ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - APRIL 19, 2018: The U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., is the seat of the Supreme Court of the United States and the Judicial Branch of government. (Photo by Robert ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Nearly all of the wealth of super-rich Americans is tied up in “unrealized” gains, ...

On July 20, 2024, in a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court held that the Code Sec. 965 mandatory repatriation tax was constitutional under the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution. The majority opinion ...

The U.S. income tax system has changed quite a bit over the years—and that includes more than the due date for Form 1040. With the advent of the Civil War in the late 1800s, the federal government ...

Today the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Moore v United States, which considers the estent to which the 16th Amendment constrains Congress's ability to impose different sorts of taxes and, in ...

Wonder Land: If Donald Trump and Joe Biden are the 2024 presidential nominees, the West Virginia senator—or someone—will get into the race. Images: AP/Reuters/Zuma Press Composite: Mark Kelly One part ...

Paul G. Summers is a lawyer. He is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to ...