Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, April 14.The US Senate convenes at 9:30 AM ET today, when it will consider H.R. 1268 , the Iraq/Afghanistan Supplemental...

HR 8, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005, approved by US House of Representatives on April 13, 2005 . Read the full text of the bill here. The Reported in...

Keeler, et al. v. Stalder, et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, April 13, 2005 [ruling that federal courts lack jurisdiction in dispute regarding anti-abortion license plates because the case amounts to a tax dispute that...

International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, draft approved by the UN General Assembly, April 13, 2005 . Read the full text...

In a major setback for the country's political opposition, Pakistan's Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed petitions contending that the dual role of General Pervez Musharraf as Pakistan president and army chief of staff is contrary to the provisions...

Johnson et al. v. Governor of the State of Florida, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, April 12, 2005 [allowing the state of Florida to continue requiring released convicted felons to apply to a state agency to...

The US House Ways and Means Committee approved a massive energy bill Wednesday. The Enhanced Energy Infrastructure and Technology Tax Act of 2005 includes industrial tax breaks, extends the use of ethanol for...

China's Progress in Human Rights in 2004, State Council of China, April 13, 2005 . Excerpt:In 2004, China adhered to the scientific view of development by putting...

The US House of Representatives voted 272-162 late Wednesday to permanently repeal federal estate taxes in 2010 and beyond. The federal government is estimated to lose $290 billion in tax revenue over a decade if the...

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation vote on the nomination of John Bolton as US ambassador to the UN was delayed Wednesday after Democrats asked for more time to question State Department officials who have...