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5 Mar 2012, 12:34 pm
Alvarez-Machain (prior posts here). [read post]
27 Feb 2012, 3:49 pm by Lovechilde
  In 2004, in Sosa v Alvarez-Machain, the Supreme Court affirmed that the ATS still provides jurisdiction for international tort claims, but it cautioned federal courts not to recognize claims “for violations of any international law norm with less definite content and acceptance among civilized nations than the historical paradigms” familiar when the law was enacted. [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 6:54 am by Joshua Matz
Alvarez (the Stolen Valor Act case). [read post]
23 Feb 2012, 11:52 am by nflatow
In 2004, in Sosa v Alvarez-Machain, the Supreme Court affirmed that the ATS still provides jurisdiction for international tort claims, but it cautioned federal courts not to recognize claims “for violations of any international law norm with less definite content and acceptance among civilized nations than the historical paradigms” familiar when the law was enacted. [read post]