Miller v. James: Rhetorical Hyperbole, Standing, and Non-Actionable Opinion in Defamation Claims Against Public Officials Introduction In Miller et al. v. James, 24-2785 (2d Cir. Apr. 9, 2025),...
Refinement of Evidentiary Hearing Standards in Cyber-Tipline Searches: United States v. Young Introduction United States v. Young, 23-6461-cr (2d Cir. Apr. 9, 2025) addresses the threshold for...
Williams v. Federal Government of Nigeria: Explicit Waiver of Sovereign Immunity under FSIA Introduction In Williams v. Federal Government of Nigeria, the United States Court of Appeals for the...
Clarity Requirement for Explicit Waiver of Sovereign Immunity under the FSIA Introduction In Williams v. Federal Government of Nigeria, No. 24-2329 (2d Cir. Apr. 9, 2025), Dr. Louis Emovbira Williams...
Explicit Waiver of Sovereign Immunity Under FSIA: Clear and Unambiguous “Any Court” Clause Suffices 1. Introduction In Williams v. Federal Government of Nigeria (2d Cir. Apr. 9, 2025), the Second...
Explicit Waiver of Sovereign Immunity Through Contractual Provisions under the FSIA Introduction In Williams v. Federal Government of Nigeria, 24-2329 (2d Cir. Apr. 9, 2025), the United States Court...
Evidentiary Hearing Threshold and Private Search Doctrine in CyberTipline Context: United States v. Young Introduction United States v. Young, 23-6461-cr (2d Cir. Apr. 9, 2025), addresses the...
Harmless Omission Doctrine for Anders Brief in Appeal-Waiver Cases Introduction United States v. Arguedas, No. 22-1355-cr (2d Cir. Apr. 9, 2025), addresses the interplay between counsel’s obligations...
Clarification of “Availability” of Administrative Remedies under the PLRA: Dead-End Transfers and Tolling Introduction In Edwards v. Destefano (2d Cir. 2025), the Second Circuit addressed whether a...
Explicit Waiver of Sovereign Immunity in International Guarantees Under FSIA Introduction Williams v. Federal Government of Nigeria, decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second...
PLRA Exhaustion and Transfer-Caused Unavailability: Edwards v. Destefano Introduction This commentary examines the Second Circuit’s decision in Edwards v. Destefano (23-7515), issued April 9, 2025....
Official Hyperbole as Non-Actionable Opinion: Standing and Defamation Post Miller v. James Introduction Miller v. James, decided April 9, 2025 by the Second Circuit, arose from a press conference...
Explicit Waiver of Foreign Sovereign Immunity Under the FSIA: The “Any Court” Clause Introduction Williams v. Federal Government of Nigeria, decided April 9, 2025 by the United States Court of...
Private Search Doctrine and Evidentiary Hearing Standards in Cybertipline Investigations: United States v. Young Introduction United States v. Young (2d Cir. Apr. 9, 2025) addresses the intersection...
Affirming the PLRA Dead-End Exception: Transfer-Induced Unavailability of Administrative Remedies Introduction Edwards v. Destefano, decided on April 9, 2025 by the United States Court of Appeals for...
Edwards v. Destefano: Extending the “Dead-End” Exception under the PLRA Introduction This commentary examines the Second Circuit’s decision in Edwards v. Destefano, which addressed whether the sudden...
Specific-Fact Threshold for Evidentiary Hearings in Cyber-Search Suppression Motions Introduction The Second Circuit’s decision in United States v. Young, 23-6461-cr (2d Cir. Apr. 9, 2025), addresses...
Explicit Waiver of Sovereign Immunity under FSIA: Clarity and Enforceability of Foreign-State Guarantees 1. Introduction This commentary examines the United States Court of Appeals for the Second...
Miller v. James: Non-Actionability of Hyperbolic Official Statements as Defamation Introduction Miller et al. v. James is a Second Circuit summary order decided April 9, 2025. Plaintiffs Monica...
Enforceability of Explicit Sovereign Immunity Waivers under the FSIA Introduction Williams v. Federal Government of Nigeria, decided on April 9, 2025 by the United States Court of Appeals for the...