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Revenue Rulings·Read Law Not Lore
How to Read a Revenue Ruling
The structure that governs every Revenue Ruling: Issue, Facts, Law and Analysis, Holding, Application
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Administrative Law·Administrative Law Explained
What the Internal Revenue Bulletin Is (and Isn't)
The official publication vehicle of the IRS — and what belongs in it, what does not, and why the distinction matters
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Internal Revenue Manual·How to Read the IRM
Reading the Internal Revenue Manual
The IRM's part–chapter–section structure, and what weight to give it
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Real Property·Foundations of Property Law
What Is Real Property?
Chapter 1 — Property Law Collection
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Types of Property
Chapter 2 — Property Law Collection
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Estates in Land
Chapter 3 — Property Law Collection
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Fee Simple Ownership
Chapter 4 — Property Law Collection
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Life Estates
Chapter 5 — Property Law Collection
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Future Interests
Chapter 6 — Property Law Collection
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Reversions and Remainders
Chapter 7 — Property Law Collection
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Defeasible Fees
Chapter 8 — Property Law Collection
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Concurrent Ownership
Chapter 9 — Property Law Collection
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Easements
Chapter 10 — Property Law Collection
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Licenses
Chapter 11 — Property Law Collection
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Covenants and Equitable Servitudes
Chapter 12 — Property Law Collection
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Adverse Possession
Chapter 13 — Property Law Collection
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Deeds
Chapter 14 — Property Law Collection
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Recording Acts
Chapter 15 — Property Law Collection
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Chain of Title
Chapter 16 — Property Law Collection
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Title Insurance
Chapter 17 — Property Law Collection
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Mortgages
Chapter 18
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law
Promissory Notes
Chapter 19
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
The Idea of a Trust
Chapter 1
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Why Trusts Exist: Functions and Purposes
Chapter 2
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
The Equitable Foundations of the Trust
Chapter 3
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Historical Development I — Medieval Uses through the Statute of Uses
Chapter 4
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Historical Development II — American Reception, the Restatements, and the Uniform Trust Code
Chapter 5
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
The Trust as a Legal Institution
Chapter 6
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Legal Title and Equitable Title
Chapter 7
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
The Trust Relationship: Settlor, Trustee, Beneficiary
Chapter 8
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Manifestation of Intent to Create a Trust
Chapter 9
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Capacity of the Settlor
Chapter 10
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Trust Property (The Res)
Chapter 11
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Ascertainable Beneficiaries
Chapter 12
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Lawful Trust Purposes
Chapter 13
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Formalities for Inter Vivos Trusts
Chapter 14
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Formalities for Testamentary Trusts; Secret and Semi-Secret Trusts
Chapter 15
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Express Trusts
Chapter 16
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts
Chapter 17
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Inter Vivos and Testamentary Trusts
Chapter 18
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Private and Charitable Trusts (Foundational Distinction Only)
Chapter 19
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Resulting Trusts
Chapter 20
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Constructive Trusts
Chapter 21
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
The Trust–Fiduciary Relationship
Chapter 22
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Trust Law·Foundations of Trust Law
Transition to Volume II — Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
Chapter 23
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
Trust Administration Begins
Chapter 1
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
Notice, Information, and Beneficiary Communications at Inception
Chapter 2
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
Marshaling the Trust Estate
Chapter 3
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
Co-Trustees at Commencement
Chapter 4
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
Successor Trustees and Continuity of Administration
Chapter 5
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
The Trustee's Fundamental Duty to Administer the Trust
Chapter 6
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
The Trustee's Duty of Loyalty
Chapter 7
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
The Trustee's Duty of Impartiality
Chapter 8
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
Prudent Administration
Chapter 9
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
Trustee Compensation, Reimbursement, and Costs of Administration
Chapter 10
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
Trustee Skills and the Standard of Care
Chapter 11
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
Delegation by Trustees
Chapter 12
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
Control and Protection of Trust Property
Chapter 13
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
Recordkeeping and Identification of Trust Property
Chapter 14
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
Enforcement and Defense of Claims
Chapter 15
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
Collecting Trust Property
Chapter 16
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
The Trustee's Duty to Inform and Report
Chapter 17
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
Discretionary Powers and Fiduciary Judgment
Chapter 18
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
General Powers of the Trustee
Chapter 19
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Trust Law·Trust Administration and Fiduciary Duties
Specific Powers of the Trustee
Chapter 20
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Real Property·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
What Is Real Property?
Chapter 1
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Real Property·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Historical Development of Anglo-American Property Law
Chapter 2
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
The Concept of Property
Chapter 3
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Classifications of Property and the Doctrine of Fixtures
Chapter 4
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Acquisition and Possession of Property
Chapter 5
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Adverse Possession
Chapter 6
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Gifts, Finders, Accession, and Bailments
Chapter 7
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
The Estate System
Chapter 8
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Fee Simple Absolute
Chapter 9
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Defeasible Estates
Chapter 10
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Life Estates
Chapter 11
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Future Interests
Chapter 12
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Reversions and Grantor-Retained Future Interests
Chapter 13
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Remainders
Chapter 14
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
The Rule Against Perpetuities and Its Reforms
Chapter 15
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Concurrent Ownership
Chapter 16
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Joint Tenancy
Chapter 17
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Tenancy by the Entirety
Chapter 18
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Community Property
Chapter 19
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Partition, Accounting, Contribution, Waste, and Rights of Co-Owners
Chapter 20
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Easements
Chapter 21
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Profits à Prendre
Chapter 22
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Real Covenants and Equitable Servitudes
Chapter 23
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Common-Interest Communities
Chapter 24
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Leasehold Estates
Chapter 25
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Tenant and Landlord Duties; Habitability
From Caveat Lessee and Independent Covenants to the Implied Warranty and Statutory Duty
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Transfer of Leasehold Interests; Assignment, Sublease, and Termination
Privity of Estate, Privity of Contract, and the Ending of the Tenancy
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Nuisance
Substantial and Unreasonable Interference with the Use and Enjoyment of Land
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Zoning and the Police Power
Comprehensive Public Regulation of the Use, Bulk, and Density of Land
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Regulatory Takings
When Public Regulation of Private Property Requires Just Compensation
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Contracts for the Sale of Land
The Executory Period Between Agreement and Conveyance
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Deeds and Warranties of Title
Execution, Delivery, and the Covenants That Survive the Conveyance
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Recording Acts
The Public Land Records, Notice, and the Statutory Reordering of Priority
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Chain of Title and Title Examination
Reconstructing, Testing, and Analyzing the Record Title
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Title Insurance and Marketable Title
Allocating the Risks the Record Cannot Resolve
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Promissory Notes
The Obligation, the Instrument, and the Right to Enforce
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Mortgages and Deeds of Trust
Security in Land: Theory, Form, Creation, and Redemption
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Priority, Subordination, and Transfer of Mortgaged Property
Ranking Security Interests in Land and Moving the Property, the Debt, and the Lien
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Foreclosure and Redemption
Enforcement of Real-Property Security and the Title It Produces
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Fair Housing and Civil-Rights Overlays
The Limits Civil-Rights Law Places on Ownership, Tenancy, Lending, and Land Use
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Property Law·Foundations of Property Law — Second Edition
Digital and Intangible Property
Applying the Property Structure to Intangible, Electronic, and Severed Resources
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Corpus Updates·Corpus Updates
IRS Notices Tier 1 Baseline Frozen
Seven Foundation Notices author the IRS Notices family baseline under Parser v2.2.0
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Corpus Updates·Corpus Updates
Parser v2.2.0 Released
The Society's ingestion parser reaches its Notices-family generation
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Corpus Updates·Corpus Updates
Internal Revenue Manual Family Completed
The IRM parts governing administrative practice, examination, collection, and appeals
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Corpus Updates·Corpus Updates
Revenue Rulings Baseline Frozen
The frivolous-returns cluster from IRB 2007-14 ingested through Parser v2.1.2
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Corpus Updates·Corpus Updates
Treasury Decisions Family Completed
Discovery-driven ingestion establishes the Treasury Decisions family baseline
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Corpus Updates·Corpus Updates
Canonical Treatise Architecture Adopted
The governing chapter architecture for every Real Law Society Press treatise
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Corpus Updates·Corpus Updates
Governance Framework v1.0 Adopted
The versioned institutional governance hierarchy of Real Law Society Press
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Corpus Updates·Corpus Updates
Governance Operationalization Completed
Editorial workflows, scripts, authoring instructions, and memory aligned to Governance Framework v1.0
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Corpus Updates·Corpus Updates
Trust & Fiduciary Law Collection Established
A permanent ten-volume collection under the Canonical Treatise Architecture
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Corpus Updates·Corpus Updates
Master Research Corpus Established
A permanent collection-level research foundation for the Trust & Fiduciary Law Collection
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Corpus Updates·Corpus Updates
Corpus Updates Integration Framework v1.0 Adopted
Corpus Updates designated the authoritative historical record of the Press
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