Edward Zelinsky

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Edward Zelinsky
Academic background
EducationYale University (BA, MA, JD, MPhil)
Academic work
DisciplineLaw
Sub-disciplineTax law
Tax policy
InstitutionsYeshiva University

Edward Zelinsky is an American legal scholar and specialist in tax law working as a professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City. He has also been a visiting professor at the Yale Law School and has taught at Cornell University, New York University, and Columbia University.[1][2]

Education[]

Zelinsky is a native of New Haven, Connecticut. His father, Edward Sr., was also an attorney. His son, Aaron Zelinsky, worked as an assistant United States attorney in Maryland.[3] He earned a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Juris Doctor, and Master of Philosophy from Yale University.[4]

Career[]

Zelinsky has testified before the United States Congress and United States House Committee on the Judiciary.[1][2][5][6] He has served on the New Haven Board of Aldermen, and when elected was the first person to be elected to the board while a student at Yale University.[7]

In 2003, he challenged the State of New York on its so-called "convenience of the employer" doctrine which enabled New York to engage in what Zelinsky and others have alleged is unconstitutional double taxation of telecommuters.[8] The case, Zelinsky v. Tax Appeals Tribunal, was denied certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court after the New York Court of Appeals decided against Zelinsky.[8][9] Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd subsequently attempted to introduce federal legislation that would prevent New York and other states from engaging in such taxation.[10]

Zelinsky and Justice Samuel Alito attended Yale Law School together. In November 2005, during Alito's confirmation process for a seat on the Supreme Court of the United States, Zelinsky supported Alito in the press, identifying himself as "a Democrat for Sam".[11]

Zelinsky was critical of the Obama administration's foreign policy toward Iran. He also believes the Logan Act is an anachronism in view of modern communications, and should be repealed.[12]

Publications[]

His 2007 book The Origins of the Ownership Society (OUP) examines the political and social implications of a defined contribution paradigm.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Edward A. Zelinsky, Morris and Annie Trachman Professor of Law". Cardozo (Yeshiva University). Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  2. ^ a b David Margolick (1991-11-12). "Yale Law Alumni Focus On Reunion, or Try To". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  3. ^ "New Haven native set to be star witness against Barr". The CT Mirror. 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  4. ^ "Edward Zelinsky". cardozo.yu.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  5. ^ Editorial (2006-03-02). "State has right to set own tax policy". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  6. ^ Brian Leiter estimated that Zelinsky was the 7th most cited tax-law professor in the United States.Brian Leiter (2007-08-20). "Brian Leiter's Law School Reports". Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  7. ^ Tim R. A. Cooper; Michael Horn; And Jared Stanisci (1999-09-16). "More irregularities found in Yale U. student's win in New Haven vote". Yale Daily News.
  8. ^ a b Nicole Belson Goluboo (2006-08-06). "Taxing Telecommuters". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  9. ^ Toni Kistner (2008-06-07). "Fighting for fair telework tax: New York state's practice spurs draft federal legislation". Network World. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  10. ^ William F. Hammond Jr. (2004-08-04). "State Could Lose Telecommute Tax Revenue Under Proposal". The New York Sun.
  11. ^ Josh Gerstein (2005-09-01). "Is He a Scalia?". The New York Sun.
  12. ^ John Kerry and the Logan Act, Edward A. Zelinsky, OUPblog, 6 October 2018


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