TaxProf Blog
| Owner | Law Professor Blogs |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Paul Caron |
| Editor | Paul Caron[1] |
| URL | taxprof |
| Launched | April 2004 |
TaxProf Blog is a popular[2] collaborative blog about United States tax law written by law school professors.[3] The blog reports on current events and precedential cases in U.S. tax law.[4] The blog is regarded as the leading tax blog in the academic community.[5]
Posts on TaxProf Blog have been widely cited in the popular press and legal journals.[6] Its reporting has been sourced by USA Today, the Washington Post, Above the Law, law.com, and other outlets. [7][8][9][10]
TaxProf Blog was established in April of 2004 by Paul Caron, professor of law at Pepperdine University.[11][12] It is owned by Law Professor Blogs, which describes itself as "the nation's only network of legal blogs edited by law professors".[13]
Reception
[edit]In 2010, the blog was named to a list of ABA Journal 's "favorite" legal blogs.[6] The blog has been described by law experts Benjamin H. Barton and Christopher M. Fairman as a "must read"[14][15] and as a "wonderful blog" by Edward McCaffery.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Wayne, Leslie (March 26, 2008). "Obamas' Tax Returns Show Donation Spike". New York Times. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "The Unintentional Consequences of Unintended Datasets" (PDF). Law Library Journal. 114 (4): 489. 2022.
- ^ Weiss, Debra (October 30, 2008). "InstaPundit Ranked Most Popular Law Prof Blog for Site Traffic". ABA Journal. American Bar Association. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ The Future of Law Libraries: Selected Articles from a Symposium on the Impact of Technology on Law Libraries and Law Classrooms of the Future. Florida Coastal School of Law. 2005. pp. 15–18.
- ^ Pratt, Katherine; Kowal, Jennifer; Martin, Daniel (2008). "The Virtual Tax Library: A Comparison of Five Electronic Tax Research Platforms". Florida Tax Review. 8 (9): 952. doi:10.5744/ftr.2008.1009. ISSN 2476-1699.
- ^ a b McDonough, Molly; Randag, Sarah; Doret, Michael; Wenngren, Anders (2010). "Our 100 Favorite Blawgs". ABA Journal. 96 (12): 33–39. JSTOR 25798956.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Glenn Reynolds: Washington's culture of corruption rots on". USA Today.
- ^ "U.S. News Delays Release of Much-Anticipated Law School Rankings - Above the Law". 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Ahead of the Curve: Will Boycotts and Bad Press Put a Dent in the US News Rankings' Reputation?".
- ^ Macnaughton, Alan (2004). "Current Tax Reading". Canadian Tax Journal. 52 (3): 1053.
- ^ Sloan, Karen (July 17, 2019). "The Blog Must Go On for This Law Dean". law.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "Join the Network". TaxProf Blog.
- ^ Barton, Benjamin (2019). Fixing Law Schools. New York, NY: New York University Press. p. 8. ISBN 9781479869596.
- ^ Fairman, Christopher (2009-09-01). Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting our First Amendment Liberties. Sourcebooks. pp. xvii. ISBN 978-1-4022-2320-4.
- ^ McCaffery, Edward (2012-01-02). The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Income Tax Law. Oxford University Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-19-993011-1.