The Wall Street Journal Law Blog today reports on the federal prosecution of Somali pirates and the difficult question of who is a pirate.

The challenge of prosecuting modern day criminal activity with relatively ancient statutes is not for the faint of heart.  That being said, as pointed out last year in my post…

One of my high school classmates thanked me for posting recent, important decisions on my blog as it kept him in the loop on important decisions that could impact his life.  So, that got me thinking:

To the normal (non-lawyer!) resident of Hawaii, what are the top ten most important decisions of the U.S. and…

New case from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.  Will review and comment later, but the opinion in the case of APL Co. Pte Ltd., et al. v. Blue Water Shipping U.S., Inc., can be found here.

I THINK YOU DID A POST ON THIS CASE BACK IN FEBRUARY.

New case from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.  Will review and comment later, but the opinion in the case of Becker v. Tidewater Inc., 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 28774 and can be found here.

New case from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.  Will review and comment later, but the opinion in the case of First American Bank v. First American Transportation Title Insurance Co., can be found here.

New case from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  Will review and comment later, but the opinion in the case of Kingman Reef Atoll Investments v. United States of America, et al., can be found here.

New case from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.  Will review and comment later, but the opinion in the case of U.S.A. v. Ionia Management S.A., can be foundhere.

New case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.  Will review and comment later, but the opinion in the case of Palmyra Pacific Seafoods, LLC, et al., v. United States, can be foundhere.