Today, lawyers for five large oil companies will stand in front of a federal judge and tell him a story about the history of climate change. The companies—BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, [...]
One man was a renowned author and producer. Another was a university lecturer. One, a truck driver. Another, an engineer. Many were fathers and husbands. All were executed. Their names were Ken [...]
The current Supreme Court term has no cases resembling last year’s Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum (Shell), which addressed liability for human rights abuses head-on. But two cases heard [...]
Back in June I wrote about the dismissal of Al-Shimari v. CACI Premier Technology Inc., the case against the US private contracting company brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) [...]
Michelle recently blogged about the district court’s dismissal in Al-Shimari v. CACI, the first significant decision applying the Supreme Court’s holding in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum. Now [...]
On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Federal Judge Gives Corporate Torturers Free Pass
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Earlier this week, a US district court judge dismissed Al-Shimari v. CACI Premier Technology Inc., a case against a US private contracting company brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights [...]
As Jonathan mentioned in his recent post, the Supreme Court’s decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum (Shell) left much to be answered as to how courts should handle Alien Tort Statute (ATS) [...]
In all the flurry surrounding last month’s decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, perhaps the clearest takeaway has been that the lower courts have their work cut out for them in applying [...]
I have to admit I’m confused and disappointed by the “U.S. Government Approach on Business and Human Rights,” which was published recently. The Government’s scattershot [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court has been having a hard time living down its reputation as the most corporate court in history, and this week’s decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum certainly [...]