The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider whether plaintiffs asserting claims against foreign states or their agencies or instrumentalities must meet a heightened pleading standard when invoking ...

The Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments this week in a criminal case that largely occurred outside the United States itself. At issue in Türkiye Halk Bankasi v. United States ...

English High Court determines that ratification of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards does not constitute prior written agreement to waive sovereign immunity ...

The Montana Supreme Court reinstated a complaint brought by two oil companies against a mineral company after a lower court improperly found it was entitled to sovereign immunity as an arm of the ...

It started as a traffic stop for a broken tail light. Then the case of self-proclaimed sovereign citizen Michael Mattingly devolved into a series of delays, unusual filings and, eventually, a ...

Feb. 21—A Thomasville man previously found in contempt of court twice for his tactics in delaying his trial on a felony charge of fleeing an officer has lost his appeal of his conviction. Mose Coleman ...

The Maryland Supreme Court, answering a certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, has determined that the waiver of sovereign immunity for tort actions under the ...

Arizona woman faces felony charges including arson in Cheboygan fire, $2 million bond CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A 22-year-old woman from Arizona, Hailey Flanigan, is facing multiple ...

A federal judge has dismissed an Eagle County woman's complaint against the law enforcement officials who are prosecuting her for numerous charges of forgery, cybercrime and sending fake tax documents ...

The Supreme Court of Texas narrowly decided Friday that sovereign immunity, which largely shields government agencies from civil lawsuits, also protects the operator of the Texas electric grid. The ...