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News Supreme Court rules pretrial motion time not excluded under Speedy Trial Act
Supreme Court rules pretrial motion time not excluded under Speedy Trial Act
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 8, 2010 11:16:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 7-2 in Bloate v. United States that time granted to prepare pretrial motions is not automatically excludable under the Speedy...

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News Supreme Court upholds bankruptcy law provisions applied to attorneys
Supreme Court upholds bankruptcy law provisions applied to attorneys
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 8, 2010 10:14:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz v. United States that attorneys are considered debt relief agencies under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention...

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News Italy appeals court upholds police convictions for 2001 G8 summit
Italy appeals court upholds police convictions for 2001 G8 summit
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 8, 2010 09:04:00 am

An Italian appeals court on Friday upheld the convictions of 15 police officers, prison guards, and medical staff found guilty of abusing anti-globalization protesters taken into custody during the 2001 G8 summit in Genoa [BBC backgrounder; JURIST...

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News Canada government pledges to tighten copyright laws
Canada government pledges to tighten copyright laws
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 4, 2010 09:30:00 am

The Canadian government of Conservative Party Prime Minister Stephen Harper pledged Wednesday to strengthen copyright laws . Announcing government policy in the Speech from the Throne opening the third session of the Canada's fortieth Parliament, Canadian Governor...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on immunity for Somalia ex-PM
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 3, 2010 02:54:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Samantar v. Yousuf on whether a foreign state's immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities...

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Supreme Court hears arguments in gun rights case
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 2, 2010 03:44:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in McDonald v. City of Chicago on whether the Second Amendment right to keep...

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Supreme Court rules in oil franchise dispute
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 2, 2010 12:57:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Mac's Shell Service, Inc. v. Shell Oil Products Co. that a service station operator cannot recover for constructive...

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Supreme Court rules federal courts have jurisdiction over copyright settlements
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 2, 2010 11:41:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick that a federal law requiring copyright holders to register their...

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Supreme Court rules ‘violent felony’ requires use of physical force
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 2, 2010 10:45:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 7-2 in Johnson v. United States that a "violent felony" requires the use of physical force. The court found that...

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Supreme Court hears Enron ex-CEO appeal
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 1, 2010 04:44:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in three cases, including the case of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling . In Skilling v. United States [oral...

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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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