Rubin v. Iran Cases Move Forward in First Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Photo credit: Alborzagros. CC. Jenny Rubin and others hurt by a 1997 terrorist attack in Israel filed a 92 page brief yesterday in the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Rubin…
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U.S. House Passes Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act
Congressman Steve Chabot The U.S. House of Representatives by voice vote yesterday passed the Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (FCEJICA). The legislation seeks to protect foreign artwork on…
Court of Appeals Decides Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran
The matter of Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran continues to make its way through the federal court system. On March 29, 2011 the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued…