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Greetings from the Hague
Good afternoon from the Hague! I am here for the Special Commission on the Operation of the Service, Evidence, and Access to Justice Conventions. I will not be writing about the goings-on at the meeting. But I would like you to know that it is inspiring to sit in the Academy building on the grounds……
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Security Interests in Patents: A Cautionary Tale
I got an injunction earlier this week that is at the intersection of patent law, the UCC, and Massachusetts equity practice and that you might find interesting. Here is the case. My client had obtained a relatively small judgment for damages against a corporation that was in financial distress. According to the last financial statement……
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Case of the Day: Smith v. Garland
The case of the day is Smith v. Garland (9th Cir. 2024). Smith was a citizen of Guyana. He had immigrated legally as a child in 1982, but in 2018, he was convicted of possession of methamphetamines with intent to distribute and was sentenced to a long prison term, which he is still serving. The……
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Case to Watch: Kedem v. UNRWA
Israeli victims of the October 7 massacre, and the estates of victims who were killed, have brought a lawsuit against UNRWA and some of its officials in New York, accusing them of aiding and abetting Hamas in committing violations of international law, in violating the Torture Victim Protection Act, and in committing common law torts.……
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Case of the Day: Moriarty v. Jordan
The case of the day is Moriarty v. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (D.D.C. 2024). In 2016, a Jordanian soldier, Ma’arek Al-Tawayha, known as Abu Tayeh, shot and killed three American soldiers stationed at Jordan’s King Faisal Airbase. Abu Tayeh was convicted of manslaughter and military offenses in Jordan and is serving a life sentence there.……