Volume 88
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CommentaryVol. 88 · Iss. 1
Justice Souter and the Civil Rules
On April 30, 2009, after almost twenty years on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice David Hackett Souter announced his retirement. A quiet personality never…
Scott Dodson -
NoteVol. 88 · Iss. 1
Tremendous Upside Potential: How a High-School Basketball Player Might Challenge the National Basketball Association’s Eligibility Requirements
In 1995, the Minnesota Timberwolves, a franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA, or “the League”), selected Kevin Garnett with the fifth pick of…
Joseph A. Litman -
NoteVol. 88 · Iss. 1
New Twists on an Old Plot: Investors Look to Avoid the Wash Sale Rule by Harvesting Tax Losses with Exchange-Traded Funds
On October 7, 2007, all seemed well on Wall Street as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) set a “record high,” closing at 14,164.…
Garrett M. Fischer