Death and Treaties: Death Penalty Cases and Foreign Nationals

08/23/22 • 34 min

According to the Death Penalty Information Center, there are currently 103 foreign nationals under a sentence of death in the U.S. What happens when a foreign national finds themselves face to face with the ultimate criminal penalty in the United States? What entities are involved? Which laws apply? How does this intersect with international treaties and extradition?
To help us understand the situation better, we have on the show today, Patrick F. McCann.
Patrick is a retired former Navy officer, with both active and Reserve service. He has served as the President of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association and as a Director of the Fort Bend County Criminal Lawyers Association. He handles all manner of trial, appellate, and post-conviction matters at the state and federal level, including complex white collar and drug cases.

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Where there is a will: Differing Treatment of Displaced People by the U.S.

One of the great things about the Texas Bar is the wealth of knowledge of its members and different sections. Today we will be speaking with Immigration Law Section members and attorneys Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch and Lindsay Goldford Gray. Kate & Lindsay will be highlighting the differences in the way the United States treats displaced people depending on their country of origin, in particular Afghans & Ukrainians. In addition, we will be discussing the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP); Title 42 and the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, Biden v. Texas.

Recorded June 30, 2022.

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Talking Patents with Keith Rawlins

According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center, America’s Intellectual Property (IP):
•Is worth $6.6 trillion, more than the nominal GDP of any other country in the world and
•IP-intensive industries account for over 1/3– or 38.2%– of total U.S. GDP.
Given the extremely valuable nature of IP and patents, how does one go about protecting this valuable property and what does the international practitioner need to know about intellectual property? To help us understand the situation better, we have on the show today, Keith Rawlins.
Keith is a senior attorney at the Klemchuck law firm where he handles all forms of intellectual property with an emphasis in preparing, prosecuting, and managing U.S. and international patent portfolios. He provides legal opinions and analyses for non-infringement and invalidity of patents in the United States and abroad.