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Case of the Day: CFTC v. Rubio
The case of the day is Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Rubio (S.D. Fla. 2012). The CFTC sued Jose S. Rubio, alleging that he had misused investor funds to pay his personal debts and expenses. The CFTC attempted service at Rubio’s last known addresses, but it was unsuccessful. Rubio had been questioned under oath during……
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Jie Huang Joins The IJA Brigade
Letters Blogatory warmly welcomes the newest member of the IJA Brigade, Jie Huang, associate professor of law and director of the Foreign Affairs Department at the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade’s School of Law. I’m pleased to publish her post on the new Cross-Strait Bilateral Investment Protection & Promotion Agreement between China and Taiwan, a……
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Belfast Project: Recap of the Argument in the First Circuit
Although it was overshadowed somewhat by the High Court’s injunction today, the First Circuit heard oral argument in Boston College’s appeal from a portion of Judge Young’s judgment in the Belfast Project case. All prior coverage is at my Belfast Project index page. The three judges who heard the case were Judge Boudin, Judge Torruella,……
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Breaking: The High Court Enters An Injunction in the Belfast Project Case
My impeccable sources have told me that today the High Court in Belfast entered an injunction enjoining the UK authorities from receiving any materials produced by the US government in the Belfast Project case. I understand that the basis of the injunction was Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which covers freedom……
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Belfast Project: Moloney & McIntyre Ask The First Circuit to Stay Its Mandate
As predicted, Ed Moloney & Anthony McIntyre have filed a motion asking the First Circuit to stay its mandate pending the filing of a petition to the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari. The motion is solid and has, I think, a good chance of success. From a very practical perspective, production of the……