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The Rise and Decline of the Alien Tort Statute (open access)

The Rise and Decline of the Alien Tort Statute

This report explains the original purpose of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), restrictions placed on the ATS by the Supreme Court, the effect of the recent case Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC, and the response from Congress.
Date: June 6, 2018
Creator: Mulligan, Stephen P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
FinCEN Seeks Shell-Company Transparency (open access)

FinCEN Seeks Shell-Company Transparency

This legal sidebar discusses the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) rules outlining anti-money laundering due diligence requirements. These rules require certain financial institutions to identify and verify beneficial owners of legal entity customers.
Date: June 6, 2016
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unmanned and Unregulated? Court of Appeals Rejects FAA Regulation of Many Drones (open access)

Unmanned and Unregulated? Court of Appeals Rejects FAA Regulation of Many Drones

This report discusses a ruling by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals which said that model aircraft including many drones were exempt from the FAA's registration rule. Carious implications of the ruling are also discussed.
Date: June 6, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library