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Today Howard University announced the appointment of civil rights lawyer and scholar Sherrilyn Ifill, as the inaugural Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq. Endowed Chair
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Sherrilyn Ifill, a prominent civil rights attorney and former president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, is joining the faculty of Howard University School of Law to start a law and democracy program, the university said on Wednesday.
Provisions in the bill also decouple the state tax code from federal law as it applies to deductions for marijuana businesses. In effect, the new law allows marijuana businesses in Connecticut to take tax deductions on their state returns that they’re currently prohibited from utilizing.
DENVER, Colo. June 12, 2023 - Earlier this month, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill legalizing online payments for marijuana in the state despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition. Rep. William Lindstedt, Rep. Said Sharbini and Rep. Robert Rodriguez introduced House Bill 1279 (HB1279) on March 30. The new law repeals language in state law
Last week, the Illinois House gave final approval to a bill that includes provisions that would eliminate the state’s conformity with Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 280E. The enactment of this provision would represent a small, but important state tax relief for marijuana businesses despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition.