Brooklyn Law Review Brooklyn Law Review
Volume 89 Issue 2 Article 7
3-4-2024
Artful Imbalance: How the US Tax Code and State Trust Laws Artful Imbalance: How the US Tax Code and State Trust Laws
Enable the Growth of Inequality Through High-Value Art Enable the Growth of Inequality Through High-Value Art
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Mimi Strauss
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Mimi Strauss,
Artful Imbalance: How the US Tax Code and State Trust Laws Enable the Growth of
Inequality Through High-Value Art Collections
, 89 Brook. L. Rev. 681 (2024).
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