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News Supreme Court hears arguments on shipment of goods, <i>habeas corpus</i>
Supreme Court hears arguments on shipment of goods, habeas corpus
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 24, 2010 03:14:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha v. Regal-Beloit Corporation , the court heard arguments on...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on two-member labor relations board
Supreme Court hears arguments on two-member labor relations board
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 23, 2010 07:02:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in New Process Steel v. National Labor Relations Board on whether the National Labor Relations...

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News Supreme Court rules student loan debts can be discharged without undue hardship claim
Supreme Court rules student loan debts can be discharged without undue hardship claim
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 23, 2010 10:48:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa that a bankruptcy court can discharge a student loan debt even...

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Supreme Court hears arguments in bankruptcy, tax cases
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 22, 2010 04:49:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In Hamilton, Chapter 13 Trustee v. Lanning , the court heard arguments on...

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News Supreme Court declines to rule on Guantanamo detainee transfer process
Supreme Court declines to rule on Guantanamo detainee transfer process
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 22, 2010 10:09:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to rule in the case known as Kiyemba II, in which the court was asked to consider issues surrounding the transfer of Guantanamo Bay...

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Sweden parliament approves Armenian genocide resolution
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 11, 2010 04:12:00 pm

The Swedish Parliament on Thursday voted 131-130 to approve a resolution that recognizes the Ottoman Empire's killing of Armenians between 1915 and 1923 as genocide . Of the 349 assembly...

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Ninth Circuit upholds Pledge of Allegiance in public schools
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 11, 2010 03:24:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday that a teacher-led recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools does not violate the constitution. Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow ...

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US State Department releases 2009 annual rights reports
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 11, 2010 12:39:00 pm

The US State Department (DOS) on Thursday released its 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices . Announcing the release , Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the US has recommitted "to continue the...

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Senate committee hears testimony on limiting corporate campaign spending
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 10, 2010 01:27:00 pm

The US Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday on the effects of the recent Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission , which eased restrictions on political campaign...

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Italy parliament approves bill shielding Berlusconi from trial
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 10, 2010 12:20:00 pm

The Italian Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that would allow cabinet ministers, including Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi , to postpone criminal proceedings against them...

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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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