Sarah Miley

Law Library of Congress refusing to retract report on Honduras coup: report

Sarah Miley

October 31, 2009 11:00:00 am

A US Law Library of Congress (LLOC) spokesperson said Thursday that the LLOC will not retract its report on the military-backed coup in Honduras , according to a McClatchy Newspapers report . The statement...

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Former Bosnian Serb president released early from prison

Sarah Miley

October 27, 2009 02:01:00 pm

Former Bosnian Serb president Biljana Plavsic was released from a Swedish prison on Tuesday after serving two-thirds of her sentence for war crimes committed between July 1991 and December 1992. Plavsic voluntarily surrendered herself...

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Israel high court rules against segregation of West Bank road

Sarah Miley

October 23, 2009 01:36:00 pm

The Supreme Court of Israel on Thursday ruled against a military order prohibiting Palestinians from traveling on a central West Bank road. Finding in favor of a petition submitted...

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Rwanda genocide tribunal begins trial of former mayor

Sarah Miley

October 20, 2009 02:07:00 pm

The trial of Rwandan genocide suspect Jean-Baptiste Gatete began Tuesday with opening statements from the prosecution and defense before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) . Gatete, the former Mayor...

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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.