The U.S. Supreme Court recently recognized the deportation process as a grave and drastic measure often amounting to lifelong banishment and exile. While immigration law has been likened to the tax code in complexity, it still falls under the civil, not criminal, code despite its consequence on life and liberty. Recent trends reveal deportation actions are not just originating from… Read Complete Article...

Through various actions and enactments, Fidel Castro expropriated the private property of U.S. citizens without compensation. In a lawsuit against Cuba for the expropriation of property, how does one overcome sovereign immunity? This article discusses some of the difficulties in overcoming sovereign immunity in a suit to recover from the Cuban government for the expropriation of private property. Traditionally, the… Read Complete Article...