by Mallory Schowe | Jun 24, 2024
In what undoubtedly is welcome news to trustees of Connecticut irrevocable trusts, effective January 1, 2025, Connecticut will join the growing list of states that specifically authorize “decanting” the assets of an otherwise irrevocable trust into a new trust with...
by Christine Stackhouse | Jun 21, 2024
Greetings, Court Fans! This morning, the Court announced five decisions, all of which are heavily divided, at least as to the analysis: United States v. Rahimi (No. 22-915), an 8-1 decision written by the Chief Justice, holding that the Second Amendment allows the...
by Christine Stackhouse | Jun 20, 2024
Greetings, Court Fans! We’re now at the business end of the Supreme Court’s term, with 23 decisions (and the majority of the most-watched cases) to be decided likely by next Friday. The Court made some headway on that today, issuing four opinions: In Moore v. United...
by Christine Stackhouse | Jun 14, 2024
Greetings, Court Fans! Yesterday, the Court announced three opinions, including one that’s already making headlines: In FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (No. 23-235), a unanimous Court held that a group of emergency-room doctors and medical associations lacked...
by Mallory Schowe | Jun 13, 2024
In a recent opinion, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that life-insurance proceeds from a policy owned by a closely held business on the life of one of its owners must be factored into the valuation of the business for estate tax purposes when the...
