Case note: Jenny Rubin, et al., Petitioners v. Islamic Republic of Iran, et al.
By Natalie L. Pesin
International and Immigration Law,
July 2018
In Jenny Rubin, et al., Petitioners v. Islamic Republic of Iran, et al., the U.S. Supreme Court held that 28 U.S.C. §1610(g) does not provide a freestanding basis to attach and execute against property of a foreign state when the immunity of the property is not rescinded under a separate provision of Section 1610.
Case note: Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC
By Natalie L. Pesin
International and Immigration Law,
July 2018
In Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC, the U.S. Supreme Court held that foreign corporations may not be defendants in suits brought under the Alien Tort Statute.
Ferreira v. Lynch
By Natalie L. Pesin
International and Immigration Law,
October 2016
A summary of this recent case.
Townships—Government closest to the people
By Natalie L. Pesin
Local Government Law,
September 2016
What does a township do for you and your community? And if we consolidated or eliminated townships, what would be the result?
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