Appellate Law News and Insights

On June 30, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in B.L. v. Mahanoy Area School District, No. 19-18421, that a high school student's off-campus speech was protected by the First Amendment to the same extent an adult's would be. The Third Circuit affirmed in a precedential...

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At the end of 2019, the Second Circuit weighed in on an issue that has divided federal courts considering applications for discovery pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782, through which a litigant can obtain an order from a federal court for discovery to be used in a foreign proceeding. The Second...

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A recent Supreme Court decision sets important precedent on the retroactive effect of legislation amending the law governing sovereign immunity in the United States. On May 18, 2020, the Supreme Court handed a victory to plaintiffs seeking compensation from the Republic of Sudan for its part in the terrorist attacks...

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