Constitutional Law

Fed subpoena online newspaper comments

Story here. A newspaper story on a tax prosecution drew some overwrought comments, and the prosecution team wants to know all about the commenters.

The prosecution is interesting -- I remember someone asking this question 30 years ago. If a person agrees to be paid thirty dollars -- but only via thirty rare silver dollars, each worth $1000 -- is his taxable income from that $30 or $30,000?

Full post as published by Of Arms and the Law on June 18, 2009 (boomark / email).