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Sudan opposition leader arrested after calling for Bashir to surrender to ICC
Jaclyn Belczyk
January 15, 2009 03:34:00 pm

Sudanese authorities on Wednesday detained prominent political opposition figure and Islamist leader Hassan al-Turabi in response to al-Turabi's calls for President Omar al-Bashir to turn himself over to the International Criminal Court...

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News ICC lacks jurisdiction to investigate Israel war crimes in Gaza: chief prosecutor
ICC lacks jurisdiction to investigate Israel war crimes in Gaza: chief prosecutor
Jaclyn Belczyk
January 15, 2009 10:17:00 am

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Wednesday said that the ICC has no jurisdiction to investigate possible war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza. Moreno-Ocampo's statement came after calls by the International Federation...

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News Federal judge grants Guantanamo <i>habeas</i> petition, orders detainee release
Federal judge grants Guantanamo habeas petition, orders detainee release
Jaclyn Belczyk
January 14, 2009 05:31:00 pm

A judge on the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday granted habeas to Guantanamo detainee Mohammed El Gharani and directed his release. El Gharani, a Chadian citizen born...

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Supreme Court hears plea agreement, RICO cases
Jaclyn Belczyk
January 14, 2009 02:56:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Puckett v. United States , the Court heard arguments on whether a defendant's claim, not...

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News Supreme Court rules no evidence suppression required for police negligence
Supreme Court rules no evidence suppression required for police negligence
Jaclyn Belczyk
January 14, 2009 10:08:00 am

The US Supreme Court decided two cases Wednesday. The Court ruled 5-4 in Herring v. United States that evidence seized during a search incident to an arrest...

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House Judiciary Committee chair urges probe into Bush administration abuses
Jaclyn Belczyk
January 14, 2009 09:26:00 am

The Bush administration engaged in numerous abuses , and the incoming Obama administration should launch a criminal investigation to find out whether any laws were violated, according to a report released Tuesday by US House Judiciary...

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DOJ official engaged in discriminatory hiring practices: report
Jaclyn Belczyk
January 14, 2009 08:34:00 am

The former acting head of the Civil Rights Division at the US Department of Justice (DOJ) routinely discriminated against job applicants and employees who did not share his conservative political views, according to a report...

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Supreme Court hears right to counsel, habeas cases
Jaclyn Belczyk
January 13, 2009 03:29:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases. In Montejo v. Louisiana , the Court heard arguments on whether an indigent defendant must affirmatively...

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News Supreme Court rules failure to report to prison not a &#8216;violent felony&#8217;
Supreme Court rules failure to report to prison not a ‘violent felony’
Jaclyn Belczyk
January 13, 2009 11:27:00 am

The US Supreme Court decided two cases Tuesday. The Court ruled in Chambers v. United States that failure to report to prison does not constitute a "violent...

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Switzerland court orders transfer of Ferdinand Marcos assets to Philippines
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January 12, 2009 04:52:00 pm

The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland ruled Monday that more than $8 million deposited by a former associate of late president Ferdinand Marcos must be returned to the Philippines government. This is the...

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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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