Transportation Law, Immigration Law

Capital Thinking Update - April 15, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Alexis Early, Jared Fleisher, Mara Giorgio, Karen Kudelko, Erin McGrain, Jessica Monahan, Amy Budner Smith, Stacy Swanson, Joseph Urso, Sarah Vilms, more +Dana Weeks, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 4/24/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations and Sequestration - Cybersecurity - Defense - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services -...more

Legislative Update Report No. 2012-23 -- Dec 15, 2012

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 12/15/2012

In This Article: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and...more

Jones Act Compliance for Publicly Traded Companies

by William N. Myhre, Jorge Romero | K&L Gates LLP on 11/27/2012

Following a much publicized investigation of Trico Marine Services, Inc., a publicly traded Jones Act-company, and its compliance with the 75% U.S. citizen ownership and control requirements for coastwise operations, which...more

This Week in Washington - August 17, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 8/22/2012

In This Issue: DOMESTIC POLICY MATTERS - Political News. Last Saturday in Virginia, presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced his choice for Vice President: Representative Paul Ryan...more

Legislative Update Report No. 2012-15 -- Aug 15, 2012

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 8/16/2012

In This Article: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and Yukon....more

Getting a Passport as a citizen of a State under Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States of...

by Dan Goodman on 5/2/2011

There are two provisions that relate to getting a passport in the United States (of America). The first provision deals with citizenship. The second concerns identity. This article deals with the first. 22...more

H-1B Season is Upon Us . . . Will This Year’s Economy Bring a Lottery?

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 3/28/2011

It is that time of year again! We always hear the accountants moan and groan about the approaching April 15th deadline each year but, you have to listen a bit more closely and you will hear (and see) the U.S. business...more

Rule by Bureaucracy Is not Always by Right

by John A. C. Cartner on 9/15/2010

A complex legal case involving a ship engineer seeking refuge highlights the problems of interpreting maritime and human rights law....more

Business Visits to the US: To "B" or Not to "B" - That is the Question!

by Noah Klug on 7/28/2010

This article addresses immigration issues that travelers should consider before visiting the United States....more

MIUTES From AILA Chapter Meeting with CBP Representatives at Newark Liberty International Airport.

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 1/26/2010

Notes from New Jersey AILA Chapter Meeting 1/26/2010 - Speakers for US Customs and Border Protection: Paula Heacock, Branch Chief, Enforcement Operations Louis Mejia, Supervisor for Admissibility Issues Kevin...more

Visa Waiver Travelers Now Required To Use Electronic System For Travel Authorization

by Sands Anderson PC on 1/29/2009

As of January 12, 2009, Visa Waiver Program ("VWP") travelers will be required to use the Electronic System for Travel Authorization ("ESTA") to obtain an electronic travel authorization before boarding a carrier to travel by...more

Universal Jurisdiction over slave trafficking under the Law of Nations as compared to the Law of the Sea Convention

by Charla Lenz on 4/30/2008

While the law of nations and the Law of the Sea are in accord regarding the unacceptability of allowing slave trafficking on the high seas, the questions remain: who is capable of enforcing the law of nations and the Law of...more