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News NYC September 11 property damage immunity ruling [US DC]
NYC September 11 property damage immunity ruling [US DC]
Bernard Hibbitts
January 13, 2006 11:51:00 am

Aegis Insurance Services v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Alvin Hellerstein, January 12, 2006 [holding that New York City is immune under state law from liability...

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Alito confirmation hearing witness statements [US Senate Judiciary Comm.]
Bernard Hibbitts
January 13, 2006 10:48:00 am

Witness statements on the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, US Senate Judiciary Committee, January 12-13, 2006 [including statements from the American Bar Association, fellow Third Circuit judges,...

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News Alito confirmation hearings transcript: Day 4 [AP]
Alito confirmation hearings transcript: Day 4 [AP]
Bernard Hibbitts
January 13, 2006 09:31:00 am

Transcript of Day 4 of confirmation hearings for Judge Samuel Alito, Jr., nominated to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, US Senate Judiciary Committee, January 12, 2006. Read the full text transcript as provided...

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News Legal authorities regarding warrantless surveillance of US persons [ex-CIA GC]
Legal authorities regarding warrantless surveillance of US persons [ex-CIA GC]
Bernard Hibbitts
January 13, 2006 09:23:00 am

Legal authorities regarding warrantless surveillance of US persons, memo from Jeffrey H. Smith, former General Counsel of the CIA and a former General Counsel of the US Senate Armed Services Committee, to the Members of the US House Permanent Select...

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News Alito confirmation hearings transcript: Day 3 [AP]
Alito confirmation hearings transcript: Day 3 [AP]
Bernard Hibbitts
January 12, 2006 09:37:00 am

Transcript of Day 3 of confirmation hearings for Judge Samuel Alito, Jr., nominated to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, US Senate Judiciary Committee, January 11, 2006. Read the full text transcript as provided...

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Death penalty sentencing factors ruling [US SC]
Bernard Hibbitts
January 11, 2006 07:28:00 pm

Brown v. Sanders, Supreme Court of the United States, January 11, 2006 . Read the Court's opinion...

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News Alito confirmation hearings transcript: Day 2 [AP]
Alito confirmation hearings transcript: Day 2 [AP]
Bernard Hibbitts
January 11, 2006 08:59:00 am

Transcript of Day 2 of confirmation hearings for Judge Samuel Alito, Jr., nominated to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, US Senate Judiciary Committee, January 10, 2006. Read the full text transcript as provided...

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News Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 [White House]
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 [White House]
Bernard Hibbitts
January 10, 2006 09:35:00 pm

Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, signed by President George W. Bush, Janaury 10, 2005. Read the full text of the Act . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

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Legality of NSA domestic spying [NYRB]
Bernard Hibbitts
January 10, 2006 08:44:00 pm

On NSA Spying: A Letter to Congress, January 9, 2006 . Read the full text of the letter as published in...

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ADA lawsuits immunity ruling [US SC]
Bernard Hibbitts
January 10, 2006 05:39:00 pm

US v. Georgia, Supreme Court of the United States, January 10, 2006 . Read the Court's opinion...

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President Lincoln signed first US federal income tax act

On July 1, 1862, the Tax Act of 1862 was passed and signed by President Lincoln, establishing a 3% federal tax on income above $600 and a 5% tax on income above $10,000.

Compliance with the act was poor, even though there were needs for the Civil War. After the war the act was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Review a brief history of the US income tax from the Library of Congress.

UK returns Hong Kong to China

On July 1, 1997, the United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to China at the conclusion of a 99-year lease. The foundation for the transfer of power was set in December of 1984, when China and UK signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong. The Declaration affirmed the handover of Hong Kong along with governing principles. Most significantly, the Chinese agreed not to impose their socialist system on Hong Kong.

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