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Ira Ryk-Lakhman on Kindred Nursing Centers v. Clark
Friend of Letters Blogatory Ira Ryk-Lakhman comments on the Supreme Court’s most recent arbitration decision. On May 15, 2017, the US Supreme Court decided Kindred Nursing Centers, L.P. v. Clark. The question before the Court was whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts a state law contract rule that singles out arbitration by requiring a……
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Everybody Loves a Parade
A little off-topic photography from a parade I happened to see by chance when walking downtown. Here are some minutemen firing off their muskets to the delight of tourists on the Freedom Trail: https://twitter.com/tedfolkman/status/871768896608628737
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Cert. Watch: Sudan v. Harrison
I’m tracking Sudan’s petition for certiorari in Republic of Sudan v. Harrison, a case we’ve covered twice before (first decision, second decision). Here was my description of the case:
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Two Developments on the Restatements
Readers, I want to call to your attention two important developments in the Restatements of the Law that will be of interest. I’m not going to comment on these developments here, though I may come back to them in later posts.
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Lago Agrio: Chevron’s Brief in Opposition to Cert.
Chevron has filed its brief in opposition to Steven Donziger’s petition for certiorari. Ted Olson and company have, as one would expect, produced a high-quality brief to stand against the similarly high-quality brief submitted by Deepak Gupta.