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News Wisconsin same-sex marriage ban struck down
Wisconsin same-sex marriage ban struck down
Jaclyn Belczyk
June 6, 2014 05:55:40 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin on Friday struck down Wisconsin's same-sex marriage ban. Article XIII, Section 13 of the Wisconsin Constitution , approved by voters...

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News Pakistan court orders arrest of former CIA official over drone strike
Pakistan court orders arrest of former CIA official over drone strike
Jaclyn Belczyk
June 6, 2014 02:23:21 pm

The Islamabad High Court on Thursday ordered the arrest of former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official Jonathan Banks for his involvement in a 2009 drone strike that killed civilians. Kareem Khan, whose brother and son were killed...

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News Catholic employers temporarily exempt from contraception mandate
Catholic employers temporarily exempt from contraception mandate
Jaclyn Belczyk
June 6, 2014 01:39:01 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on Wednesday granted an injunction that temporarily exempts more than 200 Catholic employers from providing insurance coverage for birth control under the...

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News Supreme Court throws out conviction on chemical weapons charge
Supreme Court throws out conviction on chemical weapons charge
Jaclyn Belczyk
June 2, 2014 02:14:13 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Bond v. United States that prosecutors cannot use an international chemical weapons treaty to convict a woman who attacked her husband's lover. Carol Anne Bond attempted...

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News Supreme Court rules vacates ruling on patent ‘indefiniteness’
Supreme Court rules vacates ruling on patent ‘indefiniteness’
Jaclyn Belczyk
June 2, 2014 12:30:53 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc. , a long-running patent infringement case. Biosig sued Nautilus in 2004, alleging that Nautilus infringed its patent for...

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News Supreme Court rules for Limelight in patent infringement case
Supreme Court rules for Limelight in patent infringement case
Jaclyn Belczyk
June 2, 2014 11:29:34 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc. that Limelight cannot be held liable for inducing patent infringement. Akamai Technologies and the Massachusetts Institute...

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News Supreme Court to rule in Alabama redistricting cases
Supreme Court to rule in Alabama redistricting cases
Jaclyn Belczyk
June 2, 2014 10:36:16 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear two cases challenging Alabama's redistricting plans, consolidating them for one hour of oral argument. In Alabama Democratic Conference v. Alabama [docket; jurisdictional statement,...

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News Supreme Court rules for police in fatal car chase
Supreme Court rules for police in fatal car chase
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 27, 2014 12:39:10 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in Plumhoff v. Rickard that police officers who fatally shot a driver to end a dangerous car chase did not violate the Fourth Amendment . The case was brought...

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News Supreme Court rules against Michigan in Indian casino case
Supreme Court rules against Michigan in Indian casino case
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 27, 2014 11:13:59 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community that tribal sovereign immunity bars a state from suing in federal court to enjoin a tribe from violating the...

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News Supreme Court to rule in Maryland income tax case
Supreme Court to rule in Maryland income tax case
Jaclyn Belczyk
May 27, 2014 10:30:08 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in Comptroller v. Wynne to determine whether the US Constitution prohibits a state from taxing all the income of its residents—wherever earned—by...

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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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