all - Opinion Summaries

Vale v. Avila

Family Law, Immigration Law, International Law
Grant of father's petition to return his children to Venezuela under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act is affirmed where the childrens'...

Barzilay v. Barzilay

Civil Procedure, Family Law, International Law
In an action brought by father seeking the return to Israel of the children from his marriage to mother under the Hague Convention on the Civil...

Arar v. Ashcroft

Government Law, Immigration Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In an action brought by Syrian-and-Canadian dual citizen plaintiff alleging he was mistreated by U.S. officials in the U.S. and removed to Syria with...

Twardowski v. Am. Airlines

Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action brought by airline passengers or their survivors against Continental Airlines and a number of other air carriers claiming damages for...

Lutaaya v. Mukasey

Civil Procedure, Immigration Law, International Law
Petition for review of a decision denying relief from removal of Ugandan petitioner fearing persecution because of her membership in Democratic Party...

La Reunion Aerienne v. Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, International Law, Remedies
In an interlocutory appeal in a suit arising from the bombing of a French airliner over Africa, denial in part of defendants' motion to dismiss is...

Bondi v. Capital & Fin. Asset Mgmt. S.A.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, International Law, Securities Law
Denial of motion by debtor in foreign bankruptcy proceedings to enjoin actions brought against it in the United States is affirmed where the district...

California Dep't of Water Res. v. Powerex Corp.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, International Law, Public Utilities
In a case arising out of the 2000-2001 California energy crisis, an order remanding the case to state court is reversed and remanded where: 1) review...

Munaf v. Geren

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, International Law, Military Law
In cases concerning the availability of habeas corpus relief arising from an international coalition force's detention of American citizens who...

Agudas Chasidei Chabad of US v. Russian Federation

Civil Procedure, Government Law, International Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by plaintiff in order regain possession of certain religious books, manuscripts, and documents taken by the Russian government...