United States: Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

The Texas Supreme Court's decision in Paxton v. City of Austin reveals a procedural trap for businesses suing the government: winning the right to be heard can paradoxically freeze the entire case. When governmental defendants challenge a court's jurisdiction and lose, they can immediately appeal, putting all proceedings on hold—potentially for months or years.

WilmerHale partners analyze three pivotal Supreme Court rulings from the 2025-2026 term that reshape the landscape for transnational litigation, examining how these decisions affect corporate liability...

The Supreme Court's landmark decision in Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación CIMEX, S.A. fundamentally alters the landscape for litigation under the Helms-Burton Act by removing a critical jurisdictional barrier that has protected Cuban state-owned entities from U.S. lawsuits. This 6-3 ruling holds that the Act independently abrogates foreign sovereign immunity for Cuban agencies and instrumentalities, allowing U.S. nationals to pursue billions of dollars in claims for property confiscated by Cuba's commu

In Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation, 146 S. Ct. 854 (2026), the United States Supreme Court held that New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is not an arm of the state of New Jersey and is therefore not entitled to New Jersey’s interstate sovereign immunity.

Civil litigation in the United States presents unique challenges for non-U.S. entities, from expansive pretrial discovery to parallel court systems and public proceedings.

First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment enforcement.

In the Public Interest is excited to continue In That Case, its third annual miniseries examining notable decisions recently issued by the US Supreme Court.

In the Public Interest is excited to continue In That Case, its third annual miniseries examining notable decisions recently issued by the US Supreme Court.

The United States Bureau of Indian Affairs has mismanaged Tribal forests in the Pacific Northwest for decades, but Tribes are fighting back.