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Partners Jason Hipp and Ben Alter and Associate Sarah Geller analyze the Eleventh Circuit's decision in Shen v. Simpson and its implications for federal preemption challenges to state-level national security regulations in an article titled "Eleventh Circuit Decision Reveals Limits of Preemption Challenges to State-Level National Security Regulation.”

Jenner & Block announced the elevation of 10 lawyers to the partnership and advancement of five lawyers to special counsel, effective January 1, 2026. 

Jenner & Block preserved a significant victory for the family of Quinn Lucas Schansman when the US Supreme Court denied certiorari, allowing a Second Circuit decision to stand holding foreign state-owned entities accountable under the Anti-Terrorism Act for supporting terrorism.

Jenner & Block, in partnership with non-profit public defender organization Appellate Advocates, secured a victory on appeal for a pro bono client after he was wrongfully convicted based on his rap lyrics. 

The longstanding view of most courts of appeals has been that federal and state courts are bound by the same constitutional standards for the exercise of personal jurisdiction, each requiring the plaintiff to show that the defendant had sufficient “minimum contacts” with the forum. However, courts, originalist scholars, and practitioners have recently challenged this view, arguing that differences between the Fourteenth Amendment (applicable to states) and Fifth Amendment (applicable to the fede

On February 21, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Republic of Hungary v. Simon, holding that allegations of commingling of funds alone cannot satisfy the US commercial nexus requirement of the expropriation exception to foreign sovereign immunity. See Republic of Hungary v. Simon, No. 23-867, slip op. (February 21, 2025) (Slip Op.). The decision clarifies the circumstances when victims of a foreign state’s expropriation of property can seek redress in US courts. While the decision i

In a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court today ruled in favor of our client, Yonas Fikre.

Mr. Fikre is a law-abiding US citizen who was stranded overseas for four years after the FBI placed him on the No Fly List. Mr. Fikre sued, alleging that his placement on the No Fly List violated his constitutional rights to due process. After four years of litigation, the FBI removed Fikre from the No Fly List without explanation and promised not to put him on it again “based on the currently available information.”  As a result, the government argued that his lawsuit was moot.  The Ninth Circu

In October 2023, the Division of Enforcement of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or the “Commission”) issued an Enforcement Advisory clarifying the Commission’s approach to negotiated resolutions of enforcement actions.[1]In general, the Advisory:

On February 10, Associates Susanna D. Evarts and Ben Alter joined the Yale Law School National Security Group (NSG) for a conversation about national security and international human rights litigation. They discussed the complex landscape of international laws, norms, and policy that a law firm’s clients may face, whether they are international businesses, individuals, or NGOs. They also provided an overview of the high impact work being done by Jenner & Block’s National Security, Sanctions, and