Peter Snyder

Federal judge allows Apple, Samsung to add products to patent lawsuit

Peter Snyder

November 16, 2012 11:55:27 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Thursday that Apple and Samsung Electronics may each pursue additional patent infringement claims against the other, allowing each company to add...

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UN investigation in DRC reveals mass execution of civilians

Peter Snyder

November 14, 2012 12:43:26 pm

The UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) released a report on Wednesday confirming the arbitrary executions of at least 264 civilians in Masisi Territory and North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...

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Germany court convicts 10 Somali pirates

Peter Snyder

October 19, 2012 12:47:01 pm

The Hanseatic Higher Regional Court of Hamburg on Friday issued sentences for 10 Somalis who were involved in the hijacking the German freighter MS Taipan off the coast of Somalia two years ago. The defendants,...

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Russia PM proposes bill banning tobacco advertising

Peter Snyder

October 16, 2012 11:06:34 am

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday proposed legislation that would ban tobacco advertisements and public smoking and raise taxes on tobacco products. On his video blog Medvedev acknowledged that...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

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.