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Ira Ryk-Lakhman on the Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne Case
Today new Letters Blogatory contributor Ira Ryk-Lakhman brings us a post on the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne. Ira is a Ph.D. candidate and teaching fellow at University College London, and an associate with Tadmor Levy & Co. Welcome, Ira! Yesterday, May 1, 2017, the US Supreme Court delivered the……
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Case of the Day: Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne
The case of the day is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. (S. Ct. 2017). I’ve covered the case twice before, in May 2015 and November 2016. Here was my statement of the facts from before:
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It’s Not Just Trump
This is not a post about President Trump’s shortcomings. It’s tangentially a post about a problem with American society that is apparent these days on the right, and perhaps particularly among Mr. Trump’s voters. That problem is loss of belief in the idea of knowledge and expertise. Here is a recent quote from Wayne LaPierre,……
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Case of the Day: In re Letter Rogatory from the Harju County Court
The case of the day is In re Letter Rogatory from the Harju County Court in Estonia (N.D. Cal. 2017). Lyoness Eesti OÜ brought a defamation action in the Harju County Court in Estonia, alleging that a blogger who controlled a blog on the WordPress.com blogging platform had published “incorrect factual allegations.” The Estonian court,……
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ILW Call for Proposals
Readers, the International Law Students Association is sponsoring International Law Week on in New York City on October 19-21, 2017. The ILSA has extended the deadline on its call for panel proposals to May 15. Check it out!