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Former U.S. Judges Enter Fray Over Guantanamo Detentions
Three former federal judges from New Jersey have filed U.S. Supreme Court briefs opposing the detention, without judicial review, of 660 men at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.The fate of intra-European investment treaty disputes could be decided by German and European judges, in a case pitting a Dutch insurer against Slovakia.
Delaware Court of Chancery Chancellor Leo Strine Jr. argued in a recent paper that the first-filed doctrine in derivative litigation benefits plaintiffs lawyers more than shareholders.
Remes Joins the Ranks of Gitmo Devotees
On July 14, inflamed about the treatment of Guantanamo Bay detainees, Covington & Burling's David Remes dropped his pants at a news conference in Yemen to demonstrate the techniques military guards use to conduct full-body searches. Just four days later, Remes announced he would resign from Covington to raise a human rights practice around his Guantanamo work, making him the latest to join a set of lawyers so consumed by the litigation that they've recoiled from their practices or left their firms.JP Morgan Chase Bank v. Altos Hornos de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
�Koreag� Inapplicable Where Bankruptcy Creditor Must Pay Down Debt in Foreign Bankruptcy CaseDecision Over Steel Tariffs Looms Near
The International Trade Commission last week finished eight days of hearings on whether to erect trade barriers to protect domestic steel. Held at the request of President Bush, the hearings are something of an anomaly for the ostensibly free-trade administration. But in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, the political dynamics of steel protectionism have undergone a fundamental shift.Trending Stories
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