The Department of Justice announced March 1, 2022 that five tax shelter promoters and two appraisers have been charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and other crimes arising from their promotion of syndicated conservation easements which the indictment
On February 25, 2022, the Colorado Division of Conservation announced that the 2021 conservation easement tax credit annual cap of $45 million has been reached for the first time since the cap was established in 2014. The Division Director Aaron
Before Halloween in 2018, the Butts County Sheriff’s Office placed signs in the front yards of registered sex offenders in the County, warning against trick-or-treating there. The next year, three registered sex offenders sued to enjoin County Sheriff Gary Long
University City, Missouri, home to Washington University and the Loop, a buzzy restaurant and theater district bordering the City of St. Louis, recently survived a challenge to its ordinance prohibiting activities that obstructed sidewalks and walkways. That victory followed litigation
It was only a few weeks ago that the winter holidays were upon us, and with them came the usual seasonal festivities: ice skating, caroling, or perhaps a ride on a horse-drawn carriage. But to animal rights activists in Frederick,
As a follow up to my December 2021 blog post about the future of 3D printed homes, The Washington Post recently wrote a great article about a newly constructed 3D printed house in Williamsburg, Virginia built by a partnership between
In December 2021, the America the Beautiful Interagency Working Group provided the first annual report on the America the Beautiful campaign (Year One Report). The report highlights efforts undertaken across the key areas identified in the original America
Colorado Open Lands and San Isabel Land Protection Trust announced a merger of operations effective December 31, 2021. The two land trusts have collaborated on a number of projects in the past, and the collaboration is taken to a new
On December 29, 2021, in Hewitt v. Commissioner, the Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit reversed the U.S. Tax Court’s decision regarding the proceeds clause set forth in Treas. Reg. Sec. 1.170A-14(g)(6)(ii). Numerous cases decided by the Tax
3D printers are already being used across industries to produce a number of products. A quick Google search provides an astonishing number of uses. One industry to keep an eye on is the housing industry and the use of
