This program provides a thorough overview of the False Claims Act and its key provisions. Our panelists, Judge Brian Cogan (Eastern District of New York), Jamie Yavelberg (Director of Commercial Litigation Branch at the US Department of Justice), David Chizewer (Chair in the Litigation Group of Goldberg Kohn) and Scott D. Stein (Partner at Sidley Austin) discuss history, provisions, changes, prominent cases, as well as practical application of the law.

Criminal Law. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Immigration and Nationality Act. Experts discuss the Supreme Court’s analysis of important criminal law cases. In Turkiye Halk Bankasi v. United States, the Court considers the application of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to criminal cases, and whether immunity can be found in common law. In Pugin v. Garland, the Court defines “relating to obstruction of justice” in the context of removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

First Amendment. Public Accommodations. Experts discuss the Supreme Court’s emerging artistic expression exception to public accommodations laws, and the opinion’s potential impact on anti-discrimination laws in general.

Executive Power. Major Questions Doctrine. Standing. Experts discuss the Court’s elevated clear statement rule in Biden v. Nebraska, and a potentially diminishing special solicitude toward state standing in United States v. Texas.