April 18, 2013

April 18, 2013 by mjpospis

SCOTUS: Alien Tort Statute Does Not Reach Foreign Acts

Yesterday the Supreme Court decided Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., which significantly limits the reach of the Alien Tort Statute, codified at 28 U. S. C. §1350. That statute provides: The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of…

Huffington Post Interview On Sexual Harassment

Below is the text (with some portions edited out due to spatial concerns) of the interview between me and Huffington Post blogger Jincey Lumpkin, a fellow lawyer and Vanderbilt graduate. The full interview can be accessed here. Disclaimer: Nothing below should be considered legal advice and as such should not be relied upon. Furthermore, this may…