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Human Rights Litigation in State Courts and Under State Law

3 Mar 2012, 4:37 pm by Roger Alford

Beth Stephens reminded the group that in the early days of the ATS plaintiffs almost always included pendant state laws claims in their complaints, and with recent setbacks they have returned to that practice, witness Doe v. [read post]

Opinio Juris - http://opiniojuris.org

Texas Supreme Court Affirms its Decision in Denbury Pipeline Case

3 Mar 2012, 11:32 am by John McFarland

This week, the Texas Supreme Court denied Denbury Green Pipeline's motion for rehearing in Texas Rice Land Partners v. [read post]

Oil and Gas Lawyer Blog - http://www.oilandgaslawyerblog.com/

Supreme Court Turns Its Attention to Corporate Liability Under International Law, Hears Oral Argument in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.

2 Mar 2012, 4:51 am

Citing an earlier Supreme Court ATS case, Sosa v. [read post]

DRI Today - http://dritoday.org/Default.aspx

Supreme Court Turns Its Attention to Corporate Liability Under International Law, Hears Oral Argument in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.

2 Mar 2012, 4:51 am

Citing an earlier Supreme Court ATS case, Sosa v. [read post]

For the Defense - http://forthedefense.org/ftd.aspx

The Boundary Between Campaign Contributions and Bribery: The Siegelman Case

1 Mar 2012, 1:43 pm by Richard Pildes

As is well known, United States District Judge Emmet Sullivan cited for contempt three attorneys in the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the Stevens case for what Judge Sullivan called their “outrageous” failure to turn over to Stevens’s defense counsel certain documents. [read post]

Election Law - http://electionlawblog.org/

Step Aside! The Class Action Innovators Have Arrived!

1 Mar 2012, 3:30 am

The authors noted that a recent example of federal court reluctance to allow certification in class actions where multiple state laws will apply was in Sullivan v. [read post]

Class Action Fairness Act Blog - http://www.cafalawblog.com/

Scientific illiteracy among the judiciary

29 Feb 2012, 8:25 am by Schachtman

’’ Kumho Tire Co. v. [read post]

Tortini - http://schachtmanlaw.com/blog/

U.S. Supreme Court Review of Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Statute -- An Overview of the Oral Arguments in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum

28 Feb 2012, 8:26 pm

Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Kiobel v. [read post]

Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law - http://www.csrandthelaw.com

Justices Skeptical of Bringing Torture Cases to U.S. Courts

28 Feb 2012, 2:22 pm by WSJ Staff

Royal Dutch Petroleum and Mohamad v. [read post]