There was a legal maxim in England during the Middle Ages that “The King can do no wrong.” That ancient doctrine has come down to us today as the concept of “Sovereign ...

On October 9, 2025, the Washington Supreme Court held that tribal sovereign immunity cannot be abrogated through in rem jurisdiction over tribally owned non-reservation lands to vest the court with ...

In their International Litigation column, the authors look at the recent Hulley Enterprises decision in which the D.C. Circuit held that a U.S. court must independently determine whether an ...

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of Virginia issued an Opinion in Brooks-Buck v. Wahlstrom, No. 250246 (Oct. 16, 2025), that clarifies the scope of legislative immunity for school board members.

High Court Says State Retains Quasi-Judicial Immunity Defense "The plain language of § 4-160 unambiguously puts the state in the same position as a private person once sovereign immunity is waived, ...