Court Blocks Restriction on Work Visas
A US federal district court has issued an order temporarily blocking the implementation of an executive order, which restricted visas for skilled workers and their families, on the ground that the order “exceeded Presidential authority by imposing the immigration restrictions.” The present litigation arose from an executive order of June this year, which temporarily suspended issuance
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Judgment Against a Foreign State Designated by the U.S. as a State Sponsor of Terrorism is Not Enough Basis for Attachment and Execution in Satisfaction of a Judgment
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) grants foreign states and their agencies and instrumentalities immunity from suit in the U.S. courts and grants their property immunity from attachment and execution in satisfaction of judgments against them.28 U. S. C. §§1604, 1609. In essence, FSIA determines the scope of federal and state court power
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