Liz Day, The New York Times

Liz Day

The New York Times

New York, NY, United States

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  • The New York Times
  • ProPublica

Past articles by Liz:

Britney Spears’s Father Says He Will Step Aside in Conservatorship Battle

Lawyers for James P. Spears said he intended to work with the court to assure “an orderly transition to a new conservator,” while arguing that he should not be immediately removed. → Read More

Britney Spears Files to Remove Father Jamie Spears From Conservatorship

More than 13 years after a strict legal arrangement gave James P. Spears control of the singer’s affairs, a new lawyer for Ms. Spears asked the court to remove him from the arrangement. → Read More

Britney Spears Files to Remove Her Father From Conservatorship

More than 13 years after a strict legal arrangement gave James P. Spears control of the singer’s affairs, a new lawyer for Ms. Spears asked the court to remove him from the arrangement. → Read More

Britney Spears Can Hire a New Lawyer of Her Choice, Judge Rules

The decision came as the singer continues to challenge whether her life should be governed by a conservatorship set up 13 years ago on her behalf. → Read More

Prominent Lawyer Makes Moves to Represent Britney Spears

Mathew Rosengart, a former federal prosecutor, plans to attend a hearing on Wednesday and make the case that the singer should be permitted to hire him for her conservatorship battle. → Read More

Britney Spears’s Lawyer Asks to Step Down from Court-Appointed Role

The lawyer filed papers to withdraw after the singer said at a court hearing that she wanted new counsel to represent her and get her out of the conservatorship that governs her life. → Read More

Company Set to Manage Britney Spears’s Estate Asks to Withdraw

Bessemer Trust, a professional wealth management firm, said in its filing that it had not known of Ms. Spears’s objection to the conservatorship that governs her life. → Read More

Britney Spears’s Father Calls for Inquiry Into Singer’s Control Claims

A week after the singer’s impassioned courtroom speech, the man who has long overseen her conservatorship called for an investigation into her claims that she had been abused under it. → Read More

What We Know About Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Hearing

The pop star gave a passionate speech about the conservatorship, the court-approved arrangement that oversees her life and finances, saying “I am traumatized.” Fans showed their support outside the courtroom and online. → Read More

Pro-Troop Charity Shoots Back

Move America Forward gives statements and interviews to other news outlets about ProPublica’s article. → Read More

Op-Eds and Letters Opposing Return-Free Tax Filing

"Dear Congressman Camp, As a professor and expert in political science, a philanthropist and elected educational leadership, I am shocked by the announcement to Congress that the tax collecting agency also wants to take on the responsibility of processing and filing taxes for American working men and women. The most glaring factor is the conflict of interest. The IRS is doing its best job when the… → Read More

TurboTax Maker Linked to ‘Grassroots’ Campaign Against Free, Simple Tax Filing

Intuit and its allies are continuing to work against proposals for what’s known as return-free filing. → Read More

TurboTax Maker Linked to ‘Grassroots’ Campaign Against Free, Simple Tax Filing

Intuit and its allies are continuing to work against proposals for what’s known as return-free filing. → Read More

TurboTax Maker Linked to ‘Grassroots’ Campaign Against Free, Simple Tax Filing

Intuit and its allies are continuing to work against proposals for what’s known as return-free filing. → Read More

TurboTax Maker Linked to ‘Grassroots’ Campaign Against Free, Simple Tax Filing

Intuit and its allies are continuing to work against proposals for what’s known as return-free filing. → Read More

TurboTax Maker Linked to ‘Grassroots’ Campaign Against Free, Simple Tax Filing

Intuit and its allies are continuing to work against proposals for what’s known as return-free filing. → Read More

TurboTax Maker Linked to ‘Grassroots’ Campaign Against Free, Simple Tax Filing

Intuit and its allies are continuing to work against proposals for what’s known as return-free filing. → Read More

Feds to Look Harder at Cell Carriers When Tower Climbers Die

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration will systematically track who subcontractors were working for when accidents occur on cell tower sites. → Read More

Feds to Look Harder at Cell Carriers When Tower Climbers Die

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration will systematically track who subcontractors were working for when accidents occur on cell tower sites. → Read More

Feds to Look Harder at Cell Carriers When Tower Climbers Die

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration will systematically track who subcontractors were working for when accidents occur on cell tower sites. → Read More