Learn how a Court Order Acceptable for Processing (COAP) divides federal benefits, including retirement and survivor annuities, for ex-spouses or dependents of U.S. federal employees.

Ronald Reagan famously summarized the federal government's attitude toward the economy this way: "If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." Recently, ...

There are several important New Jersey tax procedures which are different than the federal rules and can trap unwary taxpayers and/or their representatives. The New Jersey Department of Treasury, ...

With confirmation hearings around the corner for Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court, it’s a good time to take stock of some fundamental issues regarding the place of the Court in ...

In a 5-4 vote on Thursday, June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court upheld the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). In a 5-4 vote on Thursday, June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court upheld the ...

On March 26 and 27, the Court will hear oral argument in the same-sex marriage cases, Hollingsworth v. Perry (the challenge to California’s Proposition 8) and United States v. Windsor (the challenge ...

Religious freedom advocates have mostly celebrated the Supreme Court's ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, although some commentators have expressed concern that the ...