Can Jurors Refuse To Disclose Religious Beliefs?

2006-04-18 Thread Friedman, Howard M.
In the bizarre Fr. Gerald Robinson murder case, where a priest is being tried for a 20-year old murder of a nun (possibly in a Satanic ritual), the Toledo Blade today reports on the extensive inquiry made of potential jurors about their religious beliefs.  This leads me to wonder if there i

RE: Rick Garnett on Campaigning from the Pulpit -- and Tax Status

2006-04-18 Thread Newsom Michael
All well and good, but it just seems to me that somewhere there is a disconnect between the forms (501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4)) and the underlying reality. That is all that I meant to say. The taxed dollars and the nontaxed dollars may be working toward the same substantive end or objective.

DNR and sacred fish harvest

2006-04-18 Thread mikedean
Just an interesting story that might be of interest to the group.  Apparently, Wisconsin's Dept. of Natural Resources is supplying "sacred sturgeon" which seem to be the focal point of a Menominee Indian tribe religious ceremony.  The story doesn't provide much background, just thought it wa

RE: Rick Garnett on Campaigning from the Pulpit -- and Tax Status

2006-04-18 Thread Douglas Laycock
Corporations and other nonprofits do it all the time. The contributions to the 501(c)(4) are not tax deductible. Douglas Laycock University of Texas Law School 727 E. Dean Keeton St. Austin, TX 78705 512-232-1341 (phone) 512-471-6988 (fax) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECT