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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]
10 Jan 2012, 11:43 am by Benjamin Wittes
  Curt countered that the Supreme Court’s ATS decision, Sosa v. [read post]
12 Dec 2011, 3:00 am by Louis M. Solomon
Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S. 692 (2004) (describing the history of the Alien Tort Statute and holding that district courts may recognize private causes of action for some violations of the law of nations). [read post]
27 Oct 2011, 7:07 am
Alvarez-Machain “arise under” federal law for Article III purposes (slip op. at 19342-51).? [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 8:12 pm by Chimene Keitner
Alvarez-Machain “arise under” federal law for Article III purposes (slip op. at 19342-51). [read post]
19 Oct 2011, 5:38 am by Aaron Tang
Alvarez-Machain still lends itself to considerable uncertainty and is far from definitive. [read post]
18 Oct 2011, 9:24 am
For this, the Court will have to provide more insight into its enigmatic footnote 20 in Sosa v. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 11:49 pm
Alvarez-Machain (2004) and the Court's decision to grant certiorari in Kiobel was widely anticipated. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 7:18 am by Lyle Denniston
Alvarez-Machain, barring a lawsuit under the Act by a Mexican against Mexican nationals supposedly recruited by the U.S. [read post]