A dividend challenge from Standard Oil led to a legal challenge, coinciding with ProPublica's analysis of IRS data regarding tax loopholes.

The entities involved

• supreme court →

  highest court in a jurisdiction

  • Supreme Court declined to review lower court decision.Mon 17:24
  • A petition has been filed concerning alleged violations of statutory duties related to the Chief Election Commissioner's role in the election process in West Bengal.Mon 15:44
• Standard Oil →

  defunct American oil company (1870–1911)

  • Standard Oil's historical success as a monopoly is contrasted with modern state inefficiency, exemplified by the DMV.Fri 04:00
• ProPublica →

  nonprofit investigative journalism organization based in New York City

  • ProPublica reported on findings linking oligarch ties to funded spending associated with Vladimir Putin.Mon 11:09
  • ProPublica has compiled IRS filings regarding John Poindexter, a Houston manufacturing magnate, whose wealth is being funneled into Shafter.Sun 10:07

Related events

• Court denies challenge to tax disclosure statement, with proceeds funding public services.Sep 4