Top court allows lawsuits on U.N. property taxes
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that foreign governments can be sued in an effort to collect unpaid local property taxes on residences for their diplomats at the United Nations.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Tuesday it would decide whether cities can seize a person&#39;s property and transfer it to private developers whose projects could boost an ailing local economy.
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In a victory for private property rights, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that local governments can't seize land against the owner's wishes simply because the property is underused.
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The Moscow Arbitration Court on Monday upheld the tax authorities&#39; demand that the embattled oil giant Yukos must pay nearly 1.34 billion US dollars in fines as part of a 4.1-billion-dollar claim for 2001.
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The U.S. Supreme Court said on  Tuesday that it would decide whether the government can take an  individual's private property for business development intended  to boost tax revenues and revitalize a local economy.
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The International Court of Justice, the UN's highest legal body, dismissed cases filed by Serbia and Montenegro accusing NATO ( news - web sites ) members of genocide during the alliance's 1999 air raids during ...
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The U.S. Supreme Court debated on Wednesday whether taxpayers can contest the use of government funds for church-related activities, with examples about presidential travel to address religious groups and bagels served at prayer breakfasts.
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Israel's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that some Palestinians injured by the Israeli military may sue the state for compensation, a decision hailed as groundbreaking by an Arab civil rights group but condemned by right-wing Israeli lawmakers as damaging to the country's security.
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TORONTO (CP) - The province's court of appeal is upholding Ontario's right to negotiate with Six Nations protesters who continue to occupy a former housing development site in Caledonia.
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The United States has won a preliminary ruling in a World Trade Organization case over Chinese tax policies that restrict imports of foreign auto parts, a U.S. trade official said on Wednesday.
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By Julius A. Karash, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 20--A recent ruling by the Kansas Supreme Court could open up health providers to a wider range of lawsuits.
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South Korea's tax tribunal ruled in favor of the National Tax Office's decision to impose $110 million in taxes on Lone Star's sale of an office building, the first verdict out of the U.S. fund's 25 tax disputes in the country.
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By Don Pyle; Alexandra Smith  Owners and developers of polluted properties in Oregon got a big boost from the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday when it ruled private parties that voluntarily clean polluted sites can sue other responsible parties for the costs.
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In an unusual World Trade Organization ruling,  Antigua won the right to violate copyright protections on goods like films and music from the United States as part of a dispute over online gambling.
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The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to decide when local governments may seize people&#39;s homes and businesses against their will to make way for shopping malls, hotel complexes or other projects that produce more tax revenue.
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The Supreme Court ruled against the oil and gas industry Monday in a dispute over how many years into the past the government can reach to collect money for leases on federal land.
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A judge has given the green light to a US firm to sue a memorial fund dedicated to the late Princess Diana over its attempt to stop the firm from selling Diana trinkets such as dolls and plates.