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Trump’s Fire and Fury
When I was in college, my roommate, the very sharp Matt Gerke, had taken an undergraduate course in game theory and gotten interested. He went to see the professor, Avinash Dixit, to ask about taking a graduate course in the field in the next semester. Professor Dixit stared intently at Matt as he made his……
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Editorial: The Courts Should Improve The Security of PACER and CM/ECF
Readers, as many of you know, the federal courts make documents available to the public online via the PACER system, and litigants can file documents electronically via the CM/ECF system. Each court has its own website for these purposes. I have an interest in online security, so I decided to run a couple of federal……
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The Trump Justice Department On Subpoenas To Journalists
Last week the Attorney General said that the Department of Justice is revisiting its policies on subpoenas to journalists. He made the comment in the context of discussions of the damaging and embarrassing leaks that continue to bedevil the administration. Attorney General Sessions referred to leaks of classified information, but we’ve also seen many leaks……
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Case of the Day: Seaboard Marine v. Magnum Freight
The case of the day is Seaboard Marine Ltd. v. Magnum Freight Corp. (S.D. Fla. 2017). Seaboard sought leave to serve process on two defendants, CVG Aluminos and Terminales, in Costa Rica, by mail, and to submit the return receipt as proof of service.
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Lago Agrio: Update on the New Dutch Decision
I reported yesterday on Ecuador’s appeal from a Dutch decision refusing to annul the interim awards in the investment treaty arbitration between Chevron and Ecuador. I didn’t have the translation of the decision available in time for the post, but I’ve just received it.