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Several Santa Clara University School of Law professors are available to discuss various immigration, international and other cases on the Supreme Court docket. Also, a November 6-7 conference will feature experts on international-law issues likely to affect certain current Supreme Court cases (see last item for details).

EXPERTS:


1. International Law Source: David Sloss, director, Center for Global Law and Policy

at Santa Clara University School of Law. dlsloss@scu.edu : mailto:dlsloss@scu.edu

2. Business/Constitutional Law Source: Bradley Joondeph, professor of constitutional law at Santa Clara University School of Law. bjoondeph@scu.edu : mailto:bjoondeph@scu.edu

3. Civil Rights/Constitutional Law Source: Margaret Russell, professor of constitutional law at Santa Clara University School of Law. mrussell@scu.edu : mailto:mrussell@scu.edu

4. Immigration Law Source: Pratheepan “Deep” Gulasekaram (pronounced goo-la-say-ka-rum), Professor specializing in immigration law and federal/state pre-emption issues at Santa Clara University School of Law. pgulasekaram@scu.edu : mailto:pgulasekaram@scu.edu



Reporters can also reach the professors via Deborah Lohse of SCU Media Relations, 408-554-5121 or dlohse@scu.edu : mailto:dlohse@scu.edu

CASES AT ISSUE:


Cases with International Law implications: Kiyemba v. Obama (non-enemy combatants being held in Guantanamo Bay); Samantar v.
Yousuf (whether a former official of a failed state, now residing in the U.S., is immune from tort lawsuits under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act); Graham v. Florida & Sullivan v. Florida (constitutionality of life without parole for juvenile offenders)

Other cases: Free Enterprise Institute v. PCAOB (constitutionality of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) and United States v.
Comstock (whether federal civil commitment of "sexually dangerous persons" beyond their prison sentences is within Congress's powers); Pottawattamie County v. McGhee (whether prosecutorial immunity should apply for deliberately framing suspects) Shady Grove v. Allstate (class actions in federal court) Salazar v. Buono (public cross display and First Amendment) Holder v. Humanitarian Action Network (USA Patriot Act); McDonald v. Chicago (Second Amendment - guns)

Immigration Cases: (Chicanos por la Causa v. Napolitano / U.S.

Chamber of Commerce v. Candelaria). The Supreme Court recently asked the Solicitor General to file briefs, indicating the court may take up the controversial case later.

CONFERENCE:


Santa Clara University School of Law Conference International Law in the Supreme Court: Continuity or Change? takes place Nov. 6 & 7 at Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, Calif. 95053


More than a dozen international-law scholars will discuss key milestones and cases in international law and how some cases currently before the Supreme Court could or should be influenced by such precedent.

Link: law.scu.edu/international-law-in-supreme-court/ :



Santa Clara UniversityDeborah Lohse, 408-554-5121 (Media Relations) dlohse@scu.edu : mailto:dlohse@scu.edu