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Were the Hepatitis A Blood Clams Illegally Imported? New Jersey Says Yes. Federal Law Makes It a Harder Question. It Still Leaves the Importer, the Dealer and Their Executives Exposed.
By Bill Marler
As of September 17, CDC counts 37 people with hepatitis A in four states linked to La Serranita-brand concha negra shell meat from Ecuador, and 30 of them have been hospitalized. In…
FCPA Professor
Aguilar Sentenced To Four Years
By Mike Koehler
As highlighted here, in September 2020 the DOJ announced that Javier Aguilar (a former employee of Vitol Inc.) was criminally charged for “his alleged participation in a five-year international bribery and money…
Climate Law Blog
Charlotte Biren Joins the Sabin Center as Climate Justice Fellow
We welcome Charlotte Biren, who joined the Sabin Center in September 2026 as the Climate Justice Fellow. Her work will focus on evaluating environmental justice and equity considerations in climate…
Hepatitis Blog
Thirty-Seven Sick, Thirty Hospitalized, Eleven Months of Illnesses: The Hepatitis A Clam Outbreak Nobody Talked About
By Bill Marler
There is an open multistate hepatitis A outbreak in this country linked to imported frozen clams, and unless you read outbreak pages for a living you have almost certainly never…
JURIST
Human Rights Watch condemns Ecuador’s adoption law for discriminating against LGBT parents and transgender children
Human Rights Watch on Thursday criticized Ecuador’s newly enacted adoption law, which took effect on August 14 after lawmakers approved it 118-0, saying that provisions restricting adoption by lesbian, gay…
JURIST
Amnesty International calls on Ecuador to act as sanctions against Yasuní defenders highlight civic space deterioration
By James Brierley | U. Ottawa Faculty Of Law, CA
Amnesty International on Thursday called on Ecuadorian authorities to drop all legal and financial penalties against activists behind the 2023 Yasuní Referendum, warning that the looming fines are part of…
Verfassungsblog
“Selvar” the Courts
A’i Cofán Sinangoe Community, 20th of February of 2026, intercultural legal hearing. Credits: Nixon Andy The scent of palo santo (Bursera graveolens) still lingered in the air on February 20,…
Red Notice Law Journal
Ecuador: INTERPOL Red Notices in the context of country-to-country disagreements, Part 2
Our last post addressed how INTERPOL notices can be reissued using the case of Luis Guaman as an example. Mr. Guaman’s Case: Legal Conflict Between Jurisdictions In Mr. Guaman’s case,…
Red Notice Law Journal
Ecuador: INTERPOL Red Notice renewal
Today’s post serves to show how INTERPOL notices can be re-issued, utilizing a recent case to highlight the implications in a real-life scenario. What are Red Notices? Red Notices are…
EJIL: Talk!
Rewriting Article 422: Ecuador’s Constitutional Court, ISDS, and the Limits of Judicial Constitutional Change
Introduction On 30 March 2026, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court issued Dictamen 19-25-TI/26A, conditionally approving the Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments between Ecuador and the United Arab Emirates (the “UAE…