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 ...

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is not an 'arm of the State' of New Jersey, and it cannot claim sovereign immunity against personal injury ...

ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court put the brakes on a negligence suit against the City of Milton that resulted in a $35 ...

In a unanimous judgment, the UK Supreme Court has affirmed the enforceability of International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ...

UK Supreme Court rules Spain cannot rely on sovereign immunity to block enforcement of a €101M ICSID arbitration award in ...

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The UK Supreme Court (“UKSC”) has clarified a significant point of law regarding the enforcement of ICSID awards in the UK in its recent decision ...

Negligence cases pending against state-funded mental facilities in Texas are expected to come to a halt in the wake of a Texas Supreme Court decision of first impression. The court denied a family's ...

The North Fork Stillaguamish River in Washington, the namesake of the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians. (Walter Siegmund/Wikimedia Commons via Courthouse News) (CN) — The Washington Supreme Court on ...

In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official ...

In a case of first impression, the Texas Supreme Court denied a plaintiffs' request to sue a state-operated mental health facility in a negligence case filed under a 1993 state statute intended to ...