Month: September 2017

  • Case of the Day: In Re Abu Zabaydah

    Case of the Day: In Re Abu Zabaydah

    The case of the day is In re Abu Zabaydah (E.D. Wash. 2017). I featured the case is a post in July. Here was my summary of the background to this interesting § 1782 application:

  • Case of the Day: Howe v. Romarm

    The case of the day is Howe v. Romarm S.A. (D. Vt. 2017). The plaintiffs were victims of a 2010 shooting in Washington, or in one case, the representative of the estate of a victim. One of the victims was killed, the other two were injured. The gun allegedly used in the shooting was a……

  • Case of the Day: Harbi v. MIT

    The case of the day is Harbi v. MIT (D. Mass. 2017). Faïza Harbi, who lived in France, was enrolled in MIT’s online course, “For the Love of Physics,” taught by Professor Emeritus Walter Lewin. She alleged that Lewin sexually harassed her online, and she sued him and MIT in Boston, asserting common law tort……

  • Thoughts on The Chinese Decision On Recognizing a US Judgment

    If you haven’t read Dr. Jie Huang’s important report on a Chinese court’s unprecedented recognition of a US commercial money judgment, read it now. This is a big deal. I have just a few comments on the development.

  • DACA And Congressional Cowardice

    There are hundreds of thousands—maybe more than a million—people living in the United States who entered the United States illegally with their parents when they were children. In the important moral senses, they are as American as I am, or certainly as American as my immigrant ancestors were. They have learned English, they work, they……