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The ICC Prosecutor’s Request for Warrants
Okay, I suppose I ought to comment on the decision of the ICC’s prosecutor, Karim Khan, to seek arrest warrants for the leaders of Hamas as well as for Israeli prime minister Netanyahu and defense minister Gallant. I begin as always with my disclaimer: I am not an expert in the relevant law! First, it’s……
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Case of the Day: Fuld v. PLO
The case of the day is Fuld v. PLO (2d Cir. 2024). It’s a denial of a petition for an en banc rehearing in an important personal jurisdiction case, and since the Second Circuit is so stingy with en banc rehearings, the decision isn’t a surprise. There are, though, two interesting opinions, one a concurrence……
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Researching Obscure Questions
Legal research has changed dramatically over the past two decades. I think I was probably in the last few cohorts of law students who learned how to shepardize cases using the books and who made the digests, restatements, leading treatises, and other classic secondary sources the starting place for research. Today, the tendency is simply……
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Case of the Day: In re Insurance Co. of British Columbia
The case of the day is In re Insurance Co. of British Columbia (D. Ariz. 2024). I am giving it that name, even though the caption says, unhelpfully, “In re Ex Parte Application Pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Arbitration Act and A.R.S. § 12-1507 For An Order To Provide Documents And/Or Appear Remotely……
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The Boston City Council’s New Resolution On Antisemitism
Readers, you are endlessly patient. I have heard from some of you who have said that you have appreciated my posts on the war, on antisemitism, and on related issues in the months since October 7. I am sure there are those of you who do not appreciate these posts and wish I could get……