Federal agencies must reveal a memorandum that outlines the legal basis for assassinating Anwar al-Awlaki while the U.S. citizen was living Yemen, the 2nd Circuit unanimously ruled today according to Courthouse News.

 

Anwar al-Awlaki was living in Yemen when he was killed in a bomb. A separate strike killed his 16 year old son a week later.

 

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An American Civil Liberties Union official called the decision a "resounding rejection of the government's effort to use secrecy and selective disclosure to manipulate public opinion about the targeted killing program."

 

The agencies also must provide information about why they refused to confirm or deny the existence of other documents.

 

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More Americans Giving Up Their Passports

It has been reported by CNN Money that an increasing amount of American citizens are giving up their passports thanks firstly to a new disclosure law and secondly many Americans living abroad are said to have grown tired at the cumbersome tax filing procedures.

America requires all of its citizens to pay income tax, regardless of where it was earned and whether that person lives in the US.

The U.S. is  preparing to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, a new law that requires foreign institutions to report all assets owned by Americans.

The objective of the measure is to recoup some of the hundreds of billions the government claims to lose each year in unpaid taxes. Individuals with overseas assets are also required to file additional forms.

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1.8 Million Pound Divorce Settlement Set Aside

Courts in the UK have set aside a 1.8 million pound settlement agreement, after it was discovered the husband had not made full financial disclosure about all of his personal assets. 

The couple cannot be named, but the judge has told the husband he may now have to pay more after a judge ruled that couples have a duty to be honest with each other when making such deals reports The Telegraph. 

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The Court heard that the businessman had shares worth up to £740,000 in one company which had a £50 million turnover but that he had told his wife the company was not trading and therefore had a ‘nil value.’

When couples divorce in Thailand, separate property, namely assets and property acquired before marriage, generally remains the property of the owner. Assets and property acquired during marriage are commonly considered community property with both spouses having ownership rights.  

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