Laura D. Francis
Team Leader at Bloomberg Law
Team Leader at Bloomberg Industry Group
Team Lead @BBGIndustry/@BLaw focused on litigation coverage. Disney-obsessed swim and soccer mom. Tweets my own, RTs ≠ endorsements.
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2 weeks ago |
news.bloomberglaw.com | Tristan Navera |Laura D. Francis
The IRS used an acceptable method to assess the value of intangible assets assigned to Meta Platforms Inc.'s Irish subsidiary, but used the wrong inputs to calculate the resulting US tax bill for the Facebook parent, the US Tax Court held Thursday.
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2 weeks ago |
news.bloombergtax.com | Sam Skolnik |Laura D. Francis
An Atlanta nonprofit won its bid Wednesday to reverse the Trump administration’s cancellation of a grant authorized by Congress to desegregate the US public schools. Judge Paul L. Friedman of the US District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction ordering that the Southern Education Foundation Inc.'s funds to be reinstated.
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2 weeks ago |
news.bloomberglaw.com | Sam Skolnik |Laura D. Francis
Preliminary injunction granted on foundation’s APA claimsCourt calls aim of funding freeze a likely ‘unlawful objective’An Atlanta nonprofit won its bid Wednesday to reverse the Trump administration’s cancellation of a grant authorized by Congress to desegregate the US public schools. Judge Paul L. Friedman of the US District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction ordering that the Southern Education Foundation Inc.'s funds to be reinstated.
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1 month ago |
news.bloomberglaw.com | Tristan Navera |Laura D. Francis |Nicholas Datlowe
A panel of appeals court judges expressed skepticism Tuesday toward Bank of America Corp.‘s bid to recoup $167 million from the IRS that Merrill Lynch overpaid in taxes before the two companies’ 2013 merger.
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1 month ago |
news.bloomberglaw.com | Perry Cooper |Laura D. Francis
The US Supreme Court should use a dispute over a Georgia tax on strip clubs to clarify its First Amendment jurisprudence on what makes a law content-based versus content-neutral, groups backing opponents of the tax told the justices Wednesday. The amicus briefs support the Georgia Association of Club Executives, which asked the justices to overturn a 2024 Georgia Supreme Court ruling that the tax doesn’t violate the right to free speech.
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The new #SCOTUS test for 10(j) injunctions doesn't just make it harder for the NLRB to get them--it also opens the door for employers to access evidence they can use to defend themselves in the underlying administrative proceedings. From @robertiafolla: https://t.co/cvuQVhhHhK
Legislation that would bar student athletes from being considered employees by virtue of their participation in college sports advanced in a House committee yesterday on a party-line vote. Read more from @lilah_burke and @parker_purifoy: https://t.co/kW07tKF1UT
RT @MrSethHarris: I had a fascinating conversation with @jacobin's @alexnpress and @BLaw's @robertiafolla in a brand-new @PowerAtWorkBlog b…