Matt Slovin
Matt Slovin is an Ohio municipal attorney. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts in 2014 and from Harvard Law School in 2019. Before becoming a lawyer, he was a sports reporter for The (Nashville) Tennessean.
Fuld Preview: AALS Panel on Mallory and More
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Fuld v. Palestinian Liberation Organization. TLB’s prior coverage of Fuld can be found here. Among the key issues in Fuld is whether the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act’s scheme for consent-based personal jurisdiction is constitutional. In 2023, the Supreme Court decided…
Continue ReadingInternational Law in Domestic Courts Workshop, May 23
As previously announced, the next International Law in Domestic Courts (ILDC) Workshop will be held at the George Washington University Law School on May 23. ILDC is an interest group of the American Society of International Law. Its purpose is to promote dialogue among scholars and lawyers who are interested in issues pertaining to the…
Continue ReadingChoice of Law in Terrorism Cases in the District of Columbia
When an Iranian-backed terrorist group operating out of Lebanon detonates a bomb in Israel that kills a U.S. citizen domiciled in Texas, what law governs civil claims brought against Iran in the District of Columbia (DDC)? Some version of this choice-of-law question has been presented to the DDC many times over the past two decades….
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