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19 Oct 2011, 5:38 am by Aaron Tang
The Supreme Court’s interpretation of the ATS in Sosa v. [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
The question of corporate liability under the ATS was left unsettled by the Supreme Court in Sosa v. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 9:18 am by John Bellinger
  In its seminal 2004 opinion in Sosa, the Supreme Court had specifically left open the question of whether the ATS applies to non-state actors, such as corporations. [read post]
31 Aug 2011, 8:43 pm by John Bellinger
”  Repeatedly invoking the Supreme Court’s call for caution in Sosa, the Court emphasizes that the ATS is “no license for judicial innovation” and that “judicial restraint is demanded. [read post]
9 Aug 2011, 11:21 am by Tobias Thienel
The scenario, then, was reasonably similar to that in the famous Alvarez-Machain case (see Sosa v Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S. 692 (2004)). [read post]
16 Jul 2011, 3:15 am by Marta Requejo
New Alien Tort Statute Case At The United States Supreme Court: Kiobel, et al., v Royal Dutch Petroleum Petition Filed In Kiobel, et al., v Royal Dutch Petroleum, et al.,... [read post]
15 Jul 2011, 2:00 pm by John Bellinger
  As I noted previously, the Ninth Circuit is poised to rule on the issue of corporate liability in Sarei v. [read post]
11 Jul 2011, 8:42 am by John Bellinger
On Friday, the DC Circuit held, in a 2-1 panel decision in Doe v. [read post]
9 Jul 2011, 2:25 pm by Kenneth Anderson
by Kenneth Anderson It's likely old news to most OJ readers, but we should still note in passing that the DC Circuit, in a divided panel, handed down an important ATS case, John Doe VIII v Exxon Mobil Corp. [read post]
17 Jun 2011, 10:24 am by John Bellinger
The panel did not rule out that the ATS could confer jurisdiction for claims against non-state actors in some cases (noting that Sosa itself recognized that ATS suits could be brought against pirates, who are, of course, non-state actors). [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 8:48 am by Jonathan H. Adler
The district court dismissed the actions for failure to state a claim within the jurisdiction conferred by the ATS. [read post]