The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) does not need to provide notice to delinquent taxpayers of summons made against them to collect outstanding federal taxes. This does not apply to summons to determine whether a taxpayer owes an outstanding amount, only summons to collect. The case, Polselli v. Internal [...]
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The so-called Anti-Homosexuality Bill, introduced to Uganda’s parliament on Thursday, seeks to ban all forms of homosexual relations, as well as vaguely described “related matters.” Under the legislation, introduced by Member of Parliament Asuman Basalirwa, individuals convicted of the “offense of homosexuality” would face 10 years in prison. Notably, this offense includes not only sexual [...]
Immigrant workers reach class action settlement over Tennessee meat packing plant raid
A US federal judge Monday approved a settlement for over $1 million in a class action lawsuit that involved a 2018 immigration raid on a Tennessee meat packing plant that led to the detainment of approximately 100 Latino workers. Under the settlement in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, members of [...]
Human rights groups sound alarm over South Sudan activist forcibly deported from Kenya
Activists on Saturday called on South Sudanese authorities to clarify the fate and whereabouts of an opposition critic who was allegedly detained in Kenya on February 4 by South Sudanese government actors and forcibly returned to his home country before disappearing into custody. International human rights organization Amnesty International and legal justice group the Pan-African [...]
The UN Security Council (UNSC) Monday adopted a presidential statement expressing its “deep concern and dismay” over Israel’s recent approval of further construction and expansion in the West Bank. The statement reportedly comes after intense US-led negotiations that watered down the final version from a draft resolution penned by the United Arab Emirates, which would [...]
'Varsity Blues' admissions scheme orchestrator sentenced to 3.5 years in prison
William “Rick” Singer, the orchestrator of the “Varsity Blues” college admissions bribery scheme, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison Tuesday for his role in the “nationwide conspiracy” including cheating in entrance exams and falsely admitting students as athletic recruits. Additionally, he was also ordered to pay the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) $10,668,841 in restitution, [...]
US House Ways and Means Committee releases 6 years of Trump's individual income tax returns
The US House Ways and Means Committee Friday released six years of former President Donald Trump’s individual income tax returns, as well as filings from multiple Trump business entities. The release followed a committee vote to publish its investigation into the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Mandatory Audit Program, which was supposed to audit Trump’s tax [...]
US Supreme Court agrees to hear three additional cases in 2023
The US Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to add three cases to its 2023 docket addressing issues of securities law, the Confrontation Clause of the US Constitution and procedural remedies. The court has not yet announced when oral arguments will be heard. The first of the three cases is Slack Technologies, LLC v. Pirani. The case [...]
Alberta legislature introduces bill to allow provincial government to override federal law
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith introduced the Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act in the Alberta legislature Tuesday. The bill would empower the provincial cabinet to dismiss federal laws, programs, and policies. If the cabinet considers a federal law “unconstitutional or harmful to Albertans,” the cabinet would be empowered by the legislature to render [...]
US Supreme Court allows Congress access to Trump tax returns
The US Supreme Court Tuesday denied former President Donald Trump’s request to block the US House Ways and Means Committee from obtaining his tax records. Chief Justice John Roberts previously stayed a lower court order granting the committee access on November 1. Tuesday’s order ends a legal battle between the committee and Trump which started [...]