Supreme Court Petitions to Watch: November 2026
Petitions for writs of certiorari have been filed  in four cases previously covered by TLB.  The cases involve personal and in rem jurisdiction, as well as the application of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA). Havlish v. Taliban (and related cases) (FSIA and TRIA) Judgment creditors in various…
Continue ReadingDue Process and in rem Jurisdiction
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held in United States v. Nasri that Fifth Amendment due process is violated if a federal court exercises in rem jurisdiction but lacks custody or constructive control over the property. The district court, Judge Hayes (S.D. Cal.), had held to the contrary, and Judge Bennett dissented from the panel…
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