Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog

Bartholomew on Ormerod on Qui Tam Enforcement of Privacy Laws

This week on the Courts Law section of JOTWELL is Christine Bartholomew’s essay, Refashioning Old Tools for Modern Society. Christine reviews a recent article by Peter Ormerod, Privacy Qui Tams, 98 Notre Dame L. Rev. (forthcoming 2023).

 

 

 

Mullenix on Dodge, Gardner & Whytock on State Forum Non Conveniens

This week on the Courts Law section of JOTWELL is Linda Mullenix’s essay, Deconstructing Forum Non Conveniens in the Context of Procedural Federalism. Linda reviews a recent article by Bill Dodge, Maggie Gardner, and Chris Whytock, The Many State Doctrines of Forum Non Conveniens, 72 Duke L.J. (forthcoming 2023).

 

 

 

 

 

New SCOTUS Cert Grants as October Term 2022 Begins

It’s the beginning of the Supreme Court’s October Term 2022, and the Court kicked things off with the order list following its end-of-the-summer “Long Conference” last week.

It granted certiorari in nine cases today. Here are a few that may be of particular interest...

Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Inc. (No. 22-96): Does 48 U.S.C. § 2126(a)’s general grant of jurisdiction to the federal courts over claims against the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico and claims otherwise arising under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) abrogate the Board’s sovereign immunity with respect to all federal and territorial claims?

• Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico Docket
• Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico SCOTUSblog casefile

In re Grand Jury (No. 21-1397): Whether a communication involving both legal and non-legal advice is protected by attorney-client privilege when obtaining or providing legal advice was one of the significant purposes behind the communication.

• In re Grand Jury Docket
• In re Grand Jury SCOTUSblog casefile

Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States (No. 21-1450): Whether U.S. district courts may exercise subject-matter jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions against foreign sovereigns and their instrumentalities under 18 U.S.C. § 3231 and in light of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330, 1441(d), 1602-1611.

• Turkiye Halk Bankasi Docket
• Turkiye Halk Bankasi SCOTUSblog casefile

 

 

 

 

Vladeck on Codrington on Purcell v. Gonzalez

This week on the Courts Law section of JOTWELL is Steve Vladeck’s essay, Purcell and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year. Steve reviews Wilfred Codrington’s recent article, Purcell in Pandemic, 96 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 941 (2021).