Gutting the Alien Tort Statute

Gutting the Alien Tort Statute

The Supreme Court’s decision in Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe I, decided in June, is a lethal blow to suits under the federal Alien Tort Statute. Such litigation often is the only remedy available to victims of human rights abuses. Through Cisco, the court has...
The justices should regularly sit on the lower courts

The justices should regularly sit on the lower courts

This is the fifth piece in a series on what I believe the court can, and should, do better.***Each term, the chief justice appoints a circuit justice for each of the twelve regional courts of appeals. These appointments are expressly authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 42....