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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to cl-10878536 · Jul 02, 2026
The Helms-Burton Act does not waive foreign sovereign immunity; the case is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction unless the Executive expressly consents.
…ratification-era understanding of sovereign immunity and the separation of powers. Congress did not include an express waiver of foreign sovereign immunity in the Helms-Burton Act; the inference of waiver from scattered provisions violates…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to cl-10803604 · Oct 18, 2026
Interstate Transit Fair Notice and Reporting Act
…benefits and burdens of that status. Here the creating statute gives corporate powers and states that no debt of the corporation shall constitute a debt of the State, while other state laws exclude sue-and-be-sued entities from the…