The debate over the status of customary international law is dominated by two positions: the modern position view and the revisionist view. This working paper demonstrates that Sosa endorsed the revisionist perspective.

In Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, the Supreme Court of the United States addressed the scope of the Alien Tort Statute.

Mark McGwire has proven an extremely likable sports hero in an era when star players don't quite measure up as role models.

Don't blame the cad Barry Bonds for what's happening, blame the owners and Bud Selig. They, not he, should be banned from Cooperstown.

The bottom line is that if Congress wants to investigate illegal drug use in a high-profile sport, one that is granted a special antitrust exemption, it has the power to do so.

Should foreign law be used in U.S. judicial decision-making?

The Supreme Court has affirmed the Bush administration's fundamental legal approach to the war on terrorism and left it with sufficient flexibility to effectively prevail in the future.