Sidley’s Loss-Eaton Making Supreme Court Debut in Saudi Spy Case
Sidley partner Tobias Loss-Eaton is set to argue his first case before the U.S. Supreme Court, representing a former Twitter employee convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia. The case centers on whether federal prosecutors brought an obstruction charge in the proper venue, raising broader constitutional questions about where criminal cases can be tried. Loss-Eaton, who helped bring the case to the Court through Northwestern’s Supreme Court clinic, now prepares to make his debut at the lectern in a closely watched dispute over the limits of federal venue law.
Sidley Wins Landmark Ruling: Port Authority No Longer Shielded by Sovereign Immunity in Federal Court
Sidley achieved a breakthrough appellate win that fundamentally alters how the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey — and similar bistate agencies — can be sued. In Baroni v. Port Authority, the Second Circuit took the unusual step of issuing a “mini en banc” ruling to reverse its own long-standing precedent and strip the Port Authority of the sovereign immunity shield it has long used to avoid state-law claims in federal court.
