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18 Apr 2013, 4:57 pm by Trey Childress
First, according to the Court in the Kiobel decision, ATS cases are subject to the presumption against extraterritoriality recently rearticulated in Morrison v. [read post]
17 Aug 2010, 6:11 pm by Julian Ku
by Julian Ku In the first U.S. court opinion on piracy since 1820, a U.S. judge in Norfolk, Virginia has dismissed piracy charges against Somali defendants in United States v. [read post]
9 Jul 2011, 2:25 pm by Kenneth Anderson
On the one hand, I think the ATS needs to be sharply reined in - I agree more or less with Judge Kavanaugh's dissent in the DC Circuit panel, that the ATS properly applied is limited to conduct within the territorial United States. [read post]
23 Jul 2012, 5:20 am by Santiago A. Cueto
These governments argued that: [T]he right of the United States or any other sovereign to create and enforce such a domestic remedy depends on it being able to satisfy the proper jurisdictional limits recognized by international law. [read post]
17 Feb 2012, 5:17 am by Nicholas J. Wagoner
The ATS provides that “district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States. [read post]
10 Mar 2012, 9:53 pm by John Knox
As in Empagran, the Court may say that even if the claim has a connection with the United States, the connection must be strong enough to make the exercise of jurisdiction not “unreasonable. [read post]
30 Nov 2009, 9:53 am
It was also settled before the case could be heard by a jury at the state level. [read post]
20 May 2011, 7:42 pm by axd10
Lohengrin Revealed: The Implications of Sosa v. [read post]