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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……
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Chinese Court Recognizes US Commercial Money Judgment
Friend of Letters Blogatory Dr. Jie Huang reports on a new decision from the Intermediate People’s Court of Wuhan City, which, in an unprecedented decision, has recognized a US commercial money judgment. This is apparently a first in China, and so the decision is a Big Deal. I’ll have some comments on it tomorrow. Thanks,……
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Case of the Day: In re Accent Delight
The case of the day is In re Accent Delight International (2d Cir. 2017). Accent Delight and Xitrans Finance Ltd. were BVI companies owned by Dmitry Rybolovlev’s family trusts. Rybolovlev was a Russian national who resided in Monaco. Yves Bouvier was a Swiss national who dealt in fine art through MEI Invest Ltd., a Hong……
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The Arpaio Pardon
I’ve read a lot in the news recently about the President’s pardon of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who had been convicted of criminal contempt of court. Much of the commentary seems off-base to me, though I share the view of many that the pardon was unjustified. Here, for what it’s worth, is how……
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Updated Hague Conference Status Tables
In November 2016 I noted the Conclusions and Recommendations of the 2016 Special Commission on the operation of the Apostille Convention, which pointed out the possibility of improving the status tables on the Hague Conference website. At the time, the status tables, at least for the Service, Evidence, and Apostille Conventions, did not show a……