School of Law News
| Title | USD Law Profs Miranda McGowan and Jordan Barry Weigh In on Media Coverage of Supreme Court Health Care Reform Decision |
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Although a suprise to most, McGowan predicted Cheif Justice John Roberts as the "swing vote" on the case in a recent San Diego Union-Tribune article. "He's someone who generally wants to avoid the taint of judicial activism," she says, "and wants to defer to democracy as much as possible." In considering ways around the "individual mandate," the section of the legislation that requires most Americans to carry health insurance or face a penalty, Barry points out the penalty isn't necessarily enforceable. In a recent article in Tax Notes, Barry and co-author Bryan Camp examined the tax collection process to see how the IRS might enforce the individual mandate. They conclude that resistant taxpayers can generally be forced to pay the tax penalty only if they are entitled to receive refundable tax credits that exceed their net federal tax liability. Read the full San Diego Daily Transcript article online. About USD School of LawRecognized for the excellence of its faculty, curriculum and clinical programs, the University of San Diego (USD) School of Law enrolls approximately 1,000 Juris Doctor and graduate law students from around the United States and throughout the world. The law school is best known for its offerings in the areas of tax, intellectual property, international law, public interest, and business and corporate law. USD School of Law is one of the 81 law schools elected to the Order of the Coif, a national honor society for law school graduates. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Founded in 1954, the law school is part of the University of San Diego, a private, nonprofit, independent, Roman Catholic university chartered in 1949. |
| Contact | Patrick Riedling | patrick.riedling@sandiego.edu | (619) 260-4207 |
