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News Supreme Court to rule on banning violent video game sales to minors
Supreme Court to rule on banning violent video game sales to minors
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 26, 2010 10:06:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in two cases. In Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association , the court will decide whether the First Amendment permits...

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Arizona governor signs controversial illegal immigration bill
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 23, 2010 04:37:00 pm

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) on Friday signed into law a controversial bill that would require any individual suspected of being an illegal immigrant to present valid identification to law enforcement officials....

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Supreme Court hears arguments on meaning of ‘mistake’ in civil procedure case
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 21, 2010 03:26:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Krupski v. Costa Crociere on the appropriate construction of "mistake" in Federal Rule of...

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Supreme Court rules attorney’s fees may be enhanced in ‘extraordinary circumstances’
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 21, 2010 12:20:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in Perdue v. Kentucky that calculation of an attorney's fee based on the lodestar may be increased due to superior...

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Supreme Court rules legal error no defense against fair debt collection violation
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 21, 2010 11:28:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 7-2 in Jerman v. Carlisle that a debt collector's legal error does not qualify for the bona fide error defense...

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Supreme Court rules district court must defer to retirement plan administrator
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 21, 2010 10:15:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 5-3 in Conkright v. Frommert that a district court has an obligation to defer to an Employee Retirement Income Security...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on restitution order deadline
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 20, 2010 03:59:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Dolan v. United States on whether a district court may enter a restitution order...

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Supreme Court strikes down animal cruelty video ban
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 20, 2010 10:09:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 8-1 in United States v. Stevens that a federal law banning depictions of animal cruelty...

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Supreme Court hears religious student group, workplace texting cases
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 19, 2010 03:54:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In Christian Legal Society v. Martinez , the court heard arguments on whether...

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Supreme Court to hear copyright, employment discrimination cases
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 19, 2010 10:23:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in four cases. In Costco v. Omega , the court will decide whether the first-sale doctrine ,...

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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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