Congress
The Consequences of Recent Court Decisions for Congress
Molly E. Reynolds, Margaret Taylor Mon, Oct 5, 2020, 11:17 AM
What do recent court decisions mean for the future of congressional oversight?
Latest in Federal Courts
Cuba
Conflicting Rulings in Cases Brought Under the Helms-Burton Act
John Bellinger, Sean Mirski Thu, Oct 1, 2020, 9:03 AM
Significant rulings on two doctrines—standing and scienter—show that Title III’s scope will remain unsettled for a while.
Cuba
Suits Under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act Suffer Their First Significant Setback
John Bellinger, Sean Mirski Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 9:11 AM
One year ago, President Trump allowed Americans with claims to property confiscated by the Cuban government to sue any entity that “traffics” in that property. But a recent decision by a Florida district court has pruned the list of potential plaintiffs substantially.
Coronavirus
The Federal Courts Begin to Adapt to COVID-19
Robert Loeb, Katie Kopp, Melanie Hallums Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 1:29 PM
How have federal courts adjusted to navigate the COVID-19 outbreak?
The Mike Lewis Prize for National Security Law Scholarship
The Co-Winners of the 2017 Mike Lewis Prize for National Security Law Scholarship: Ingber & Sinnar
Robert Chesney Mon, Jan 1, 2018, 5:12 PM
On behalf of the University of Texas-Austin’s Strauss Center for International Security and Law, the AALS Section on National Security Law, and Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law, I am pleased to announce that Rebecca Ingber of BU and Shirin Sinnar of Stanford are co-winners of the new Mike Lewis P
U.S. Supreme Court
Deference and Foreign Law in In re Vitamin C
Scott R. Anderson Fri, Nov 17, 2017, 1:29 PM
On Tuesday Nov. 14, the Solicitor General filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari in In re Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation, an international antitrust case that raises important questions about international comity and the interpretation of foreign law.