The court held that special audit procedures in I.R.C. Section 7611 designed to protect churches’ First Amendment rights do not constrain the IRS’s power to obtain records via third-party summonses in investigating churches.
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'A Lot of Outrage': Privacy Suits Allege GM Steers Driver Data to Insurers
About two dozen class actions allege General Motors is gathering data about drivers without their consent, and then sending it to insurance companies, which raise their rates.
Largest Law Firms Increase Partner Pay Spread, as Comp Models Hit 'Inflection Point'
The Am Law 100 upped its average equity partner pay spread from 9.8-to-1 in 2022 to 10.3-to-1 in 2023, according to a sample of firms’ data.
Are Companies Given Deferred-Prosecution Deals Scared Straight? Boeing Odyssey Adds to Doubts
“Stronger compliance is needed to actually fix entrenched misconduct,” said Brandon Garrett, author of “Too Big to Jail: How Prosecutors Compromise With Corporations.”
Spain's Garrigues and Microsoft Form Alliance to Drive AI Innovation
The Spanish firm will integrate its own generative artificial intelligence tool with Microsoft’s Copilot and Azure.