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Material Support for Terrorism is Not Always an "Act of International Terrorism," Second Circuit Holds (open access)

Material Support for Terrorism is Not Always an "Act of International Terrorism," Second Circuit Holds

This report discusses the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in the case of "Linde v. Arab Bank, PLC".
Date: March 5, 2018
Creator: Mulligan, Stephen P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
What Happens When Five Supreme Court Justices Can't Agree? (open access)

What Happens When Five Supreme Court Justices Can't Agree?

This report discusses the Supreme Court case of "Hughes v. United States" where all five justices agreed on the party that should win but they could not agree on why that party should win. The report discusses what justice's opinion, if any should enter future law through case law precedent, similar past cases, and the background of the "Hughes" case.
Date: April 5, 2018
Creator: Lewis, Kevin M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Questions Remain, Litigation Continues, over Military Service by Transgender Individuals (open access)

Questions Remain, Litigation Continues, over Military Service by Transgender Individuals

This report discusses the controversy regarding transgender individuals serving in the military, President Trump's memorandums on the subject, and the four lawsuits challenging the President's memorandums.
Date: July 5, 2018
Creator: Back, Christine J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Do Courts Have Inherent Authority to Release Secret Grand Jury Materials? (open access)

Do Courts Have Inherent Authority to Release Secret Grand Jury Materials?

This report discusses the issue of releasing secret grand jury material. Although a long-established principle that has been deemed essential to the grand jury's functioning and independence is that matters occurring before it are to be kept secret, the Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) establishes exceptions.
Date: October 5, 2018
Creator: Foster, Michael A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Statutory Canon Aimed at International Organization Immunity (open access)

Statutory Canon Aimed at International Organization Immunity

This report discusses the upcoming Supreme Court case Jam v. International Finance Corp. The petitioners--a group of Indian nationals from Gujarat--seek to hold International Finance Corp. (IFC) liable for extensive environmental damage throughout their community caused by the construction of a power plant financed and overseen by IFC. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (D.C. Circuit) dismissed their lawsuit, holding, in accordance with the circuit's precedent, that the International Organizations Immunities Act (IOIA) grants absolute immunity to IFC in this case.
Date: October 5, 2018
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
System: The UNT Digital Library