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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks during an unveiling ceremony for Rumors of War, a statue by artist Kehinde Wiley, at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts on December 10, 2019, in Richmond, Virginia. | Zach Gibson/Getty Images A judge has dismissed a lawsuit leveled by a church against Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam over previous coronavirus pandemic restrictions on in-person worship attendance. In an order issued last week, U.S. District Court Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen ruled against the lawsuit brought by Lighthouse Fellowship Church of Chincoteague Island. At issue were executive orders pass...

Enforcing arbitral awards against States or State Entities Summary: The article underlines the challenges parties might face when seeking to enforce and execute arbitral awards against States or State entities.  Whilst Foreign States in most jurisdictions, are granted certain immunities when proceedings are brought against the State before courts of another State, in this article we highlight the limits of such immunity. Another crucial argument that might be brought up by States, is that the State entity party to an arbitration agreement, did not have the power to arbitrate on behalf of the...