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Afghanistan president announces removal of Taliban officials from UN blacklist
The Afghan Office of the President announced Tuesday that the UN will gradually begin to remove Taliban officials who have renounced al Qaeda from the organization's blacklist . The blacklist freezes assets and limits travel of senior figures l (More) |
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UK Supreme Court rules control order violated appellant's rights
The UK Supreme Court ruled [judgment, PDF; press summary, PDF] Wednesday that a control order [Guardian backgrounder; JURIST news archive] imposing a 16-hour curfew and requiring the appellant to live 150 miles from his family was a violation of hi (More) |
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Florida officials partially close coastline to commercial fishing following oil spill
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Sunday announced the closure of approximately 23 miles of the state's coastline to commercial harvesting of saltwater fish, crabs and shrimp out of concern for possible health risk (More) |
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Thailand grants bail to red shirt protesters, extends state of emergency
The Bangkok Central Criminal Court granted bail to two anti-government protest leaders on Tuesday, as the Thai government extended the country's state of emergency. Jatuporn Prompan and Karun Hongsakul face charges of terrorism [Bangkok Post rep (More) |
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DC Circuit denies Guantanamo detainee habeas petition
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Wednesday denied a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Guantanamo Bay detainee Adham Mohammed Ali Awad, allowing for continued incarceration of the Yemeni national by the U (More) |
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The Bagram Detainee Review Boards: Better, But Still Falling Short
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Andrea Prasow, senior counter-terrorism counsel at Human Rights Watch, says that while the new system of Detainee Review Boards at Bagram is a significant improvement over past US practice, the US and its coalition par (More) |
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Spain prosecutor requests arrest warrants for CIA rendition agents
A lawyer from the Spanish National Court Office of the Prosecutor on Wednesday petitioned judge Ismael Moreno to issue arrest warrants for 13 CIA agents who allegedly kidnapped a German citizen of Lebanese descent in 2003 as part of the Bush adminis (More) |
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UK: Assisted Suicide
Anna Mandel, Boston College '11 currently studying law in London, discusses the impact of recent clarifications to the United Kingdom's Suicide Act of 1961... Assisted suicide has become a controversial and provocative legal topic around th (More) |
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China lifts HIV/AIDS entry ban
The Chinese government announced Tuesday that it has lifted a ban on entry into that country for individuals with HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases. The ban was originally implemented under the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law and the Law (More) |
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China lifts HIV/AIDS entry ban
The Chinese government announced Tuesday that it has lifted a ban on entry into that country for individuals with HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases. The ban was originally implemented under the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law and the Law (More) |
President Lincoln signed first US federal income tax act
On July 1, 1862, the Tax Act of 1862 was passed and signed by President Lincoln, establishing a 3% federal tax on income above $600 and a 5% tax on income above $10,000.
Compliance with the act was poor, even though there were needs for the Civil War. After the war the act was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Review a brief history of the US income tax from the Library of Congress.
