Ultra Vires

Are Political Contributions Ultra Vires?

It’s been three years, but the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm’n, 558 US 50 (2010) continues to foment a fierce debate about corporate political spending. In February, Representative Adam...more

Authority To Enter Into Contract Is Issue For Courts, Not Arbitrators

The Third Circuit just issued a decision that tries to divine the dividing line between challenges to the formation of contracts containing arbitration clauses (which are presumptively for courts), and challenges to the...more

Alfa v Cukurova, Part VII

Like a low budget horror film, the Alfa v Cukurova litigation seems to have an inexhaustible supply of sequels. However, beyond a propensity for repetition, there the end of parallels to low budget horror films ends (or low...more