Youssef Mohamed summarizes how United States v. Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. impacts the law of foreign sovereign immunity as it applies in criminal proceedings, ultimately concluding that, without further input from Congress, courts should defer to executive branch determinations of foreign immunity as manifested by the commencement of criminal proceedings.
Category: Case Note
So Jung Kim analyzes the impact that the Supreme Court's decision in FTC v. AMG will have on the FTC's ability to obtain equitable monetary relief for those harmed by deceptive or unfair business practices.
Alessandro Clark-Ansani applies the equal protection analysis in United States v. Carrillo-Lopez to federal marijuana laws, concluding that courts should find such laws to be an unconstitutional violation of the Equal Protection Clause because of their racially discriminatory intent.
Jace Lee explains that the reasoning behind the state-created-danger doctrine, as applied in cases involving suicides by adolescents in the school context, should also apply to cases involving suicides in noncustodial contexts beyond the school setting.
Ryan Fane discusses how securities law should address the theory of insider trading presented in SEC v. Panuwat.
Jaden Lessnick argues that the Seventh Circuit's holding in United States v. Thacker misapplies the compassionate release statute and that, instead, a case-by-case assessment of whether a nonretroactive sentencing amendment can justify compassionate release is more consistent with the statute and Seventh Circuit precedent.
Yiwei Jiang looks at how a copyright ruling on the Broadway hit “Jersey Boys” paves the way for creators to make projects based on true stories.
Lina Dayem analyzes the treatment of state public-speech protection laws in federal diversity suits under the Erie Doctrine.
Zachary Reger examines how the Supreme Court's ruling on faithless electors in Chiafalo v. Washington affects the national popular vote movement.
Alec F. Mouser explores how the Supreme Court's decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma might affect the scope of environmental rights in Indian treaties.