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The Tenth Circuit Saves Oklahoma From The Dumbest Constitutional Amendment Ever
I commented back in November about Oklahoma’s so-called “Save Our State” constitutional amendment, which would bar the Oklahoma courts from applying Sharia law and international law. I asked: “What can we, as lawyers with an interest in private international law, do to roll back this disturbing trend?” One ready answer is “Bring lawsuits!” And as……
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The Belfast Project: Who Promised Confidentiality?
The Boston College Subpoena blog has posted the transcript of a radio interview with Anthony McIntyre, one of the forces behind Project Belfast and one of the unsuccessful intervenors in the proceedings here in Boston aimed at quashing the government’s subpoena to Boston College. The interview addresses one of the questions I’ve long had about……
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Dueling Translations
Back in September, I called the Chevron/Ecuador litigation a war of attrition. Yesterday’s and today’s filings illustrate that point beautifully. The parties actually submitted dueling certified translations of the Ecuadoran appellate court’s decision (Chevron’s is here, the Lago Agrio plainitffs’ is here). Really? Dueling translations? I know that Randy Mastro and James Tyrrell are top……
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Judge Kaplan Denies Chevron’s Motion or an Attachment
In a little bit of an anticlimax after yesterday’s dramatic developments, there was some more good news for the Lago Agrio plaintiffs today. Judge Kaplan denied Chevron’s motion for an attachment. Recall that Chevron had sued Donziger (the Lago Agrio plaintiff’s US lawyer) and several of the Lago Agrio plaintiffs themselves for RICO violations and……