On October 22, 2024, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the Southern District of New York’s decision denying the motion of Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. (“Halkbank”), a commercial bank that is ...
Under California Civil Code section 2924(d), a trustee’s communications and actions that are necessary to conduct a nonjudicial foreclosure sale pursuant to a deed of trust are privileged under Civil ...
Anglers know you can often catch a big fish with a smaller fish. The world of law enforcement uses the same tool through the practice of granting legal immunity to shield some people from criminal ...
Anti-police activists and the press tend to reveal their ignorance whenever they discuss qualified immunity. Attempts to strip America’s law enforcement officers of qualified immunity are dangerous ...
The legislation highlights violent acts of law enforcement and prison guards that have become "national symbols of police brutality and institutional racism." Lobbyists urged Albany lawmakers on ...
The Fifth Circuit ruled that the TVPA does not waive foreign official immunity for a former Nigerian governor accused of ordering killings, affirming immunity under common law. On May 29, 2025, in ...
The proposition of granting public officials legal immunity for their conduct is an inherently contentious one. It stems from the conflict between the responsibility to protect individual rights and ...