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Pentagon releases military commissions manual
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 11:03:00 am

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Tuesday released a manual for military commission procedures under the Military Commissions Act of 2009 . The manual establishes the rules of evidence and...

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News Supreme Court rules on religious display on public land
Supreme Court rules on religious display on public land
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 10:43:59 am

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in Salazar v. Buono that the lower courts were wrong to ban government from transferring public land containing a religious...

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News Canada parliament can demand uncensored detainee documents from government
Canada parliament can demand uncensored detainee documents from government
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 10:36:50 am

Canadian House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken ruled Tuesday that members of Parliament have the right to seek uncensored Afghan detainee documents from the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper . The historic ruling...

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News Supreme Court rules on religious display on public land
Supreme Court rules on religious display on public land
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 10:07:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in Salazar v. Buono that the lower courts were wrong to ban government from transferring public land containing a religious...

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News Canada parliament can demand uncensored detainee documents from government
Canada parliament can demand uncensored detainee documents from government
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 28, 2010 08:42:00 am

Canadian House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken ruled Tuesday that members of Parliament have the right to seek uncensored Afghan detainee documents from the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper . The historic ruling...

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France judge orders Noriega to remain in custody pending trial
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 27, 2010 04:29:50 pm

A French judge ruled Tuesday that former Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega must remain in custody until his trial on money laundering charges. Noriega arrived in France Tuesday morning after being extradited [JURIST...

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France judge orders Noriega to remain in custody pending trial
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 27, 2010 04:25:00 pm

A French judge ruled Tuesday that former Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega must remain in custody until his trial on money laundering charges. Noriega arrived in France Tuesday morning after being extradited ...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on genetically modified crop injunction
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 27, 2010 04:03:34 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Monsanto Company v. Geertson Seed Farms on what conditions must be met to obtain...

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Lawyers for Congo rebel leader Bemba argue legality of charges
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 27, 2010 03:41:33 pm

Defense lawyers for Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba argued before the International Criminal Court (ICC) Tuesday that charges against their client should be dropped. His lawyers argued...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on genetically modified crop injunction
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 27, 2010 03:32:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Monsanto Company v. Geertson Seed Farms on what conditions must be met to obtain...

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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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