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Spitzer Principle Applied to India et al.
Despite the Justice Department's view that retaliation could result from the enforcement of local tax laws against embassies and consulates in the United States, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York has now reportedly decided against India, Mongolia and the Philippines.
Foreign press reports point to planned appeals of a decision that does not surprise after the June 14, 2007 Supreme Court holding in Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations at al. v. City of New York. Meanwhile, foreign jurisdictions ponder the refusal of American missions to observe their laws, such as the London congestion tax rules. -- Clemens Kochinke, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP, Washington.
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