Jennifer Morinigo | May 22, 2017 | U.S. Foreign Relations Law
At ALI’s Annual Meeting on Monday, May 22, members voted to approve the drafts for the Jurisdiction, Sovereign Immunity, and Treaties portions of the Foreign Relations Law Restatement.* This completes these three portions of the project. New content reviewed and...
Jennifer Morinigo | May 22, 2017 | U.S. Foreign Relations Law
At ALI’s Annual Meeting on Monday, May 22, members voted to approve the Tentative Draft No. 3 of the Jurisdiction portion of the Foreign Relations Law Restatement.* New content reviewed and approved at this meeting includes the following in the Jurisdiction draft...
Jennifer Morinigo | May 22, 2017 | U.S. Foreign Relations Law
U.S. Foreign Relations Law, Treaties Approved At ALI’s Annual Meeting on Monday, May 22, members voted to approve the Tentative Draft No. 2 of the Treaties portion of the Foreign Relations Law Restatement.* Next on the agenda are the Jurisdiction and Sovereign...
Jennifer Morinigo | May 11, 2017 | Sentencing
In a memorandum issued today by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, federal prosecutors are directed to pursue the most severe penalties possible. The memo states, “First it is a core principle that prosecutors should charge and pursue the most serious, readily provable...
Jennifer Morinigo | March 18, 2017 | Consumer Contracts
In Noble v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc., the plaintiff, after purchasing a smartwatch that advertised “24 to 48 hours with typical use,” found that the device’s batter only lasted for a few hours. When he determined that other customers were experiencing the...