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Obama administration to sign UN gay rights declaration: official
The administration of US President Barack Obama intends to endorse a UN declaration that calls for decriminalizing homosexuality, according to an anonymous official quoted in a Tuesday Associated Press report . In December, the Bush administration (More) |
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Negusie asylum case shows danger of broad application of persecutor bar
Angela Wu [Acting Executive Director, International Law Director, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty]: "The Supreme Court recently overturned Board of Immigration Appeals and Fifth Circuit rulings in Negusie v. Holder and found that victims o (More) |
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Afghanistan top court affirms blasphemy sentence in secret hearing
The Supreme Court of Afghanistan upheld a 20-year prison sentence for blasphemy against Afghani journalism student Sayad Parwaz Kambaksh in a secret February hearing, according to statements by his lawyer quoted in Thursday media reports. Kambaksh (More) |
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KindHearts Islamic charity asset freezing case pits politics against national security
Steven Emerson [Founder, The Investigative Project on Terrorism]: "The University of Texas School of Law National Security Clinic, joined by several other advocacy organizations, has filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of KindHearts for Chari (More) |
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Iran to seek INTERPOL arrest warrants for Israeli war crimes suspects
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Court will seek INTERPOL arrest warrants for more than 100 Israelis on war crimes charges stemming from the conflict in Gaza , prosecutors said Thursday. Iran announced in December that it would establish a court to (More) |
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Ninth Circuit denies government appeal in wiretapping case
A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Friday denied an appeal by the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking to stop a lawsuit brought by an Islamic charity alleging it was the subject of an illegal wiretap by the Nat (More) |
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UK top court rules Muslim cleric can be deported to Jordan despite torture fears
A five-judge panel of the UK's Law Lords ruled unanimously Wednesday that Islamic cleric Abu Qatada could be deported to Jordan despite fears he might be tortured upon his arrival. Qatada, accused of being one of Osama bin Laden's chief a (More) |
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DC Circuit rules against release of Uighur Guantanamo detainees into US
A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Wednesday reversed an October district court order [opinion and order, PDF; JURIST report] that would have provided for the release of 17 Uighur Guantanamo Bay detainees into the US. Lawye (More) |
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China again calls for return of Uighur Guantanamo detainees
China reiterated its request Thursday that all Chinese Muslims, or Uighurs, held at Guantanamo Bay be returned to China after the prison's closing. Spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Jiang Yu said that China objects to other count (More) |
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Turkish police arrest 30 more over alleged coup plot
Turkish police on Thursday arrested approximately 30 more people, including eight army officers, nine policemen, and a union leader, in an investigation of an alleged plot to overthrow the government of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP (More) |
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.
