Taxation In The Republic Of Armenia: An Overview And Discussion From The Perspectives Of Law, Economics And Ethics

Like many economies in transition, the Republic of Armenia is in the process of adopting market-oriented policies and laws

Property Taxation of Indian Land After \u3cem\u3eCounty of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Nation\u3c/em\u3e

In 1987, Yakima County, Washington, initiated foreclosure proceedings on properties belonging to the Yakima Indian Nation and its members. The county\u27s foreclosure was precipitated by the property owners\u27 failure to pay past due ad valorem and excise taxes. Despite vigorous arguments by the Yakima Nation, the United States, and the thirty-one Yakima Indian families likely to be rendered homeless by an adverse decision, the United States Supreme Court held in County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Nation, that states have the power to impose ad valorem taxes on reservation land owned in fee by Indians. This Recent Development provides a brief summary of that decision

Editorial Note

Sometimes people ask me, “What motivates you?” or “How can you do so much?” or “Don’t you ever sleep?” These questions require three separate answers

Editorial Note

Sometimes people ask me, “What motivates you?” or “How can you do so much?” or “Don’t you ever sleep?” These questions require three separate answers

Hate Speech, Free Speech and The University

Students and faculty face possible retribution for expressing unpopular ideas, making statements that may be offensive to someone, or even for asking legitimate questions that deal with race, sex, ethnicity or sexual preference. A thought police mentality has infested the university, just as McCarthyism did in the 1950s. This article explores the current state of this mentality and discusses the problems inherent in trying to preserve and protect the right of free speech in the universit