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Supreme Court rules delayed voluntary confessions may be suppressed
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] issued two opinions Monday. The Court ruled 5-4 in Corley v. United States [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report] that federal statutory and case [McNabb-Mallory backgrounder] law req (More) |
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Obama administration may lift Cuba travel restrictions
US President Barack Obama may lift travel and money transfer restrictions with Cuba [State Department backgrounder; JURIST news archive], according to statements by administration officials Saturday. The new rules would allow Americans with family (More) |
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Supreme Court's review of Chapter 11 channeling injunctions may affect auto company reorganizations
Warren E. Agin [Partner & Co-Founder, Swiggart & Agin]: "The Travelers Indemnity v. Bailey case addresses a difficult question faced in numerous large Chapter 11 cases, whether a bankruptcy court has the power to issue a channeling injun (More) |
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Supreme Court hears bankruptcy court jurisdiction case
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments [day call, PDF; briefs] Monday in Travelers Indemnity v. Bailey [oral arguments transcript, PDF; JURIST report], where the Court will consider whether a bankruptcy cou (More) |
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ICC arrest warrant for Sudan's Al Bashir has both humanitarian and strategic consequences
J. Peter Pham [Director, Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs at James Madison University]: "The decision of Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week to issue a warrant of arrest for Sudan's P (More) |
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UK Parliament should clarify law on traveling abroad for assisted suicide of family member
Jo Cartwright [Campaigns and Press Officer, Dignity in Dying]: "We are pleased that Debbie Purdy's appeal has gone some way to clarify the law for her. The Appeals Court was able to go further than the High Court did in stating that the pri (More) |
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UK Guantanamo detainee medically cleared for potential release
UK resident and Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] was found by British authorities on Sunday to be healthy enough to return to the UK if the US government acquiesces to the request for his release. A group se (More) |
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Cuba travel legislation introduced in US House
A bill has been introduced into the US House of Representatives that would end the ban on travel by US residents to Cuba. The Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act, introduced last week by Representative William Delahunt (D-MA) , would allow all US citize (More) |
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Gumshoeing in Kabul: Lessons for US Detention Policy
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Jonathan Horowitz, Research Director at human rights and public interest investigation firm One World Research, says that notwithstanding the pending closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison and all the publicity surroundin (More) |
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Jarrar settlement promotes security in civil aviation while protecting civil liberties
Nusrat Jahan Choudhury [Attorney, Karpatkin Fellow, American Civil Liberties Union]: "A year and a half after the American Civil Liberties Union and New York Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Raed Jarrar, the defendants (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.
