See this IRS press release for information on new e-filing features for taxpayers, including the all important “Where’s My Refund” that will be rolled out soon.
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Daily Archives: January 3, 2003
KM in the Legal Arena
Via Excited Utterances, here is a link to a paper titled Knowledge Tools for Legal Knowledge Tool Makers, by legal technologists John Hokkanen and Marc Lauritsen, presented at the UK Subtech 2002 conference. Continue Reading
Administration Tightens Lid on Gov't Docs
This New York Times article documents the Bush administration’s successful efforts to prevent the public release of a range of government documents largely based on post 9/11 security concerns. Members of Congress have been fighting these efforts on several fronts, including protesting the removal of data from government agency websites for what has been interpreted… Continue Reading
Supreme Court Withdraws Stay in DVD Copying Case
On January 3, 2003, Supreme Court Justice O’Connor lifted the stay she ordered on December 26, 2002 in DVD Copy Control Association v. Matthew Pavlovich (S 100609), and upheld the California Supreme Court decision that Pavlovich (a Texas resident who does not do business in California) cannot be forced to stand trail in that state… Continue Reading
Another Internet Libel Suit
From the High Court of Australia, to the Fourth Circuit, and now the Fifth Circuit, jurisdiction issues as they apply to Internet libel cases are in the spotlight. The Fifth Circuit, in Oliver “Buck” Revell v. Lidov and Columbia University, affirmed the United States District Court For the Northern District of Texas decision that Revell,… Continue Reading
