Paul G. Summers is a lawyer. He is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to ...

Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The Sixteenth Amendment, ...

Today the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Moore v United States, which considers the estent to which the 16th Amendment constrains Congress's ability to impose different sorts of taxes and, in ...

The Supreme Court in a 7-2 decision Thursday upheld a provision in then-President Trump’s sweeping 2017 tax bill while sidestepping a far-reaching question about Congress’s broader taxing authority.

The Supreme Court on Monday added two new cases to its docket for the 2023-24 term, involving educational benefits for veterans and a rare appearance by the 16th Amendment. At the same time, the ...

A tax case pending in the United States Supreme Court, Moore v. United States,[1] may cause a cataclysmic change in the federal income tax. The 16 th Amendment to the United States Constitution ...

Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) proposed legislation aimed at repealing the 16th Amendment, which allows the government to tax people’s income. The congressman brought up his legislation in an interview ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - APRIL 19, 2018: The U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., is the seat of the Supreme Court of the United States and the Judicial Branch of government. (Photo by Robert ...

The Biden Solicitor General's office and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson think that cases under the Taxation Clause or the 16th amendment are political questions. This week the Supreme Court decided its ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Nearly all of the wealth of super-rich Americans is tied up in “unrealized” gains, ...

The Sixteenth Amendment, ratified in February 1913, created the federal income tax in America. Income taxation is now an issue discussed daily in the United States. FILE - This July 24, 2018, file ...