Safia Hussain, JD Asbahi Law Group Disputes between mosque members over elections are unfortunately nothing new. Such a dispute was at the center of the case Abdulbasith v. Muslim Community Center, Inc., decided September 17, 2009 by the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. While the dispute was somewhat unusual in that it led to [...]
All posts for the month June, 2010
Lessons learned from the MCC litigation
Posted by masbahi1 on June 29, 2010
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Nonprofit Sector and Community Solutions Act
On June 15, 2010 Congresswoman Betty McCollum introduced a federal legislation titled the Nonprofit Sector and Community Solutions Act in the House of Representatives. The purpose of the proposed Act is to strengthen the partnership between nonprofit organizations and the Federal Government. The listed purposes of the Act are: To enhance the ability of the [...]
Posted by masbahi1 on June 24, 2010
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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on “material support” for Designated Terrorist Groups
The United States Congress passed the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act in 1996. This Act, under 8 USCS § 1189, gave the Secretary of State authority to designate an organization as a “foreign terrorist organization.” Moreover, 18 USCS § 2339B criminalizes activities of knowingly providing “material support” or resources to a foreign terrorist organization. [...]
Posted by masbahi1 on June 21, 2010
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Program-related Investments
Public charities in the United States are exempted from federal income taxes and can receive tax-deductible donations. At the same time, these foundations are subject to many restrictions under the U.S. federal tax rules, including a prohibition against investing amounts in a manner outside the scope of their tax-exempt purpose. Tax law requires charitable foundations [...]
Posted by masbahi1 on June 16, 2010
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