IRS efforts to recover taxes on offshore accounts could damage American interests abroad.

Italy long turned a systematic blind eye to artistic looting. No longer.

Copyright becomes a tough call as the online world bends print-era rules.

Despite relentless high drama, the Amanda Knox case hinged on details.

The Amanda Knox story includes a defamation trial that speaks to cultural differences.

Though U.S. tax laws can be onerous, think twice before renouncing citizenship.

In the United States, health care is politicized. In fact, it's about civil rights.

Abortion verdicts in the U.S. and Italy produced dramatically different responses.

Not all laws require explanation, but those that do are the most compelling

The IRS is becoming increasingly diligent in its hunt for undeclared fortunes.

A living will can help courts interpret what the disabled might have wanted.

In the case of a deceased U.S. relative who owned property in Italy, look to state law.