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Released on: May. 22, 2013

Taken from the briefing Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.: Supreme Court Sets New Limits on Extraterritorial Human Rights Suits recorded May, 2013.On April 17, 2013, the Supreme Court held in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. that the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), which allows suits in federal courts for violations of international law (including international human rights law), is subject to the presumption against extraterritoriality. Chief Justice ...

Released on: Feb. 1, 2013

Taken from the briefing America Invents Act Pro Bono Program for Inventors and Small Businesses recorded January, 2013. The America Invents Act (AIA) requires that the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) work with local intellectual property (IP) organizations across the country in establishing pro bono patent application services for inventors and small businesses. Since the passage of this bill, four pro bono programs ...

Released on: Apr. 11, 2013

Taken from the briefing New OCC Foreclosure Settlements: Moving on From the Independent Foreclosure Review Process recorded March, 2013. Millions of homeowners have lost their homes and been subjected to unlawful conduct by mortgage servicing companies in the context of both judicial and non-judicial foreclosure proceedings around the country. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve recently announced that they reached ...

Released on: Feb. 27, 2013

Taken from the briefing Update on CA Penal Code 1170.9 for Veterans recorded February, 2013. Learn about the restorative relief now available to veterans under subdivision (h) of the California Penal Code 1170.9, effective as of January 1, 2013! Under Penal Code 1170.9, where a veteran alleges and the court concludes that a veteran committed a criminal offense as a result of sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, ...

Released on: May. 13, 2013

Taken from the briefing Violence Against Women Act 2013 recorded April, 2013.The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has been a valuable tool for both law enforcement and immigration practitioners alike. The legislation has helped survivors of domestic and sexual violence come out the shadows and it has provided a mechanism for regularizing the immigration status of these survivors. VAWA 2013 now extends protections to other vulnerable groups.Listen ...