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News Retrial of Al Jazeera journalists for terror charges again postponed
Retrial of Al Jazeera journalists for terror charges again postponed
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 8, 2015 09:59:08 am

A Cairo court on Sunday again postponed the retrial of two Al Jazeera journalists accused of links to the Muslim Brotherhood . This is the second time the court has had...

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News DOJ report: no prosecution of Ferguson police officer
DOJ report: no prosecution of Ferguson police officer
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 4, 2015 04:17:06 pm

A US Department of Justice (DOJ) report released Wednesday says the department will not prosecute Darren Wilson, the former Ferguson police officer who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown last August. According to the...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on health care subsidies
Supreme Court hears arguments on health care subsidies
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 4, 2015 01:04:42 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments for King v. Burwell . The court is asked to rule on whether the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may adopt regulations to extend tax-credit...

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News ICC prosecutor requests extension to confirm charges against LRA commander
ICC prosecutor requests extension to confirm charges against LRA commander
Julie Deisher-Edwards
February 28, 2015 11:29:20 am

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Friday requested a three-month extension to gather evidence to confirm charges against Dominic Ongwen . The former Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander made...

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News Egypt court declares Hamas a terrorist group
Egypt court declares Hamas a terrorist group
Julie Deisher-Edwards
February 28, 2015 10:24:27 am

The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters ruled Saturday that the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas is a terrorist organization. The decision was based on lawsuits alleging that Hamas is responsible for multiple...

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News India court acquits 6 of crimes during Gujarat riots
India court acquits 6 of crimes during Gujarat riots
Julie Deisher-Edwards
February 28, 2015 09:06:07 am

An Indian court in Gujarat on Friday acquitted six individuals for their roles in the deaths of three British people during the 2002 Gujarat riots . The riots began following the death of 60 Hindus in a...

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News UN rights expert lauds Belgium anti-slavery framework
UN rights expert lauds Belgium anti-slavery framework
Julie Deisher-Edwards
February 28, 2015 08:33:28 am

UN Special Rapporteur Urmila Bhoola on Thursday lauded Belgium's multi-disciplinary approach to combating modern slavery but encouraged the country to adopt stronger measures to raise public awareness of the problem and increase regulatory focus on...

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News Supreme Court hears oral arguments on religious accommodation, attorney compensation
Supreme Court hears oral arguments on religious accommodation, attorney compensation
Julie Deisher-Edwards
February 25, 2015 02:17:17 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in two cases. In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. , the court heard arguments on whether an employer can be liable...

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News Supreme Court upholds finding that state dental board is anticompetitive
Supreme Court upholds finding that state dental board is anticompetitive
Julie Deisher-Edwards
February 25, 2015 01:30:20 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission that because the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners consists mostly of active market...

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News UN SG welcomes Egypt release of Al Jazeera journalists
UN SG welcomes Egypt release of Al Jazeera journalists
Julie Deisher-Edwards
February 14, 2015 10:40:33 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday welcomed the decision by Egyptian authorities to release on bail two Al Jazeera journalists awaiting retrial on terror charges. Baher Mohammed and Mohammed Fahmy spent more than 400 days...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Justice Department founded

On July 1, 1870, the US Congress's "Act to Establish the Department of Justice" took effect, and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) was officially founded. The Act took the existing office of the Attorney General and made it the head of the new executive department. Congress created the department due to the ongoing legal difficulties surrounding Reconstruction following the US Civil War, the process where the states in rebellion were formally readmitted to the Union and emancipated slaves gained citizenship for the first time. Learn more from the Department Of Justice.

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 the 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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