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Federal Taxation
March 19, 2025

Tax Management Portfolios

The federal income tax due date for individuals filing their 2024 taxes is Tuesday, April 15th. If you're looking for guidance on complex tax issues, check out the BNA Tax Management Portfolios available on Bloomberg Law . The Tax Portfolios "provide practical analysis for developing and...
Jenkins Law Library
March 13, 2025

Happy 223rd Birthday to Jenkins!

Jenkins has turned 223 years old today! Jenkins was founded in 1802 in a small room in Independence Hall and is considered America’s first law library. Jenkins has certainly come a long way in the past 223 years! Check out our historical timeline on the library's milestones that range from its...
Federal Legal Research
March 7, 2025

What are Executive Orders and Presidential Proclamations?

What is an Executive Order? Though Executive Orders aren’t defined in the U.S. Constitution, a 1957 report by the House Government Operations Committee includes a “widely accepted description” 1 : “Executive orders… are directives or actions by the President. When...