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Elephant habeas: what is the NhRP up to?
It’s been a while since I’ve written about the Nonhuman Rights Project, the group that is on a mission in state courts across the country to find some judge, somewhere, who will say that elephants are persons and are therefore entitled to petition for writs of habeas corpus. You can find my archive of prior…
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Case of the day: Naftogaz of Ukraine v. Russia
The case of the day is NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine v. Russian Federation (D.D.C. 2026). When Russian took control of Crimea, it also took control of the investments of Ukrainian oil and gas companies there. The companies commenced an arbitration against Russia under the countries’ bilateral investment treaty. The tribunal issued a partial award in…
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Case of the day: Whoop v. Shenzhen Wonlex Technology
The case of the day is Whoop, Inc. v. Shenzhen Wonlex Technology Co. (D. Mass. 2026). As you might guess from the case name, it’s an IP infringement case involving a Chinese defendant. Whoop sought a preliminary injunction. It made an emergency motion for leave to serve the Chinese defendant with process by email before…
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October 7, 2026
As has become my custom, I’m publishing a reflection on the anniversary of 10/7, a life-changing day. Since last year, there has been some good news. All of the hostages still alive were released. And just in the last few days, there was a miracle: a heroic Indian pilot and the heroic Israeli passengers aboard…
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Case of the day: Dinwang Jia v. Individuals on Schedule A
The case of the day is Dingwang Jia v. The Individuals, etc., Identified on Schedule A (S.D. Fla. 2026). This is yet another “Schedule A” case, raising what is now the classic issue about service of process by email on a Chinese defendant. The case is interesting because of the treatment of the Chinese defendant’s…
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