By: Adrian Castanon Galicia On January 3rd, 2026, the United States launched an unprecedented, large-scale operation in Venezuela, which led to the capture of the President of Venezuela–Nicolas Maduro– and his wife, Cilia Flores. After their capture, they were transported to New York to face criminal charges for accusations of narco-terrorism. A couple of days […]
By: Jonas Figueredo Questions are emerging as displays of power raise new concerns about the future of U.S.–Venezuelan relations. On Tuesday, September 4th, the U.S. government attacked a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing eleven people. The strike was part of a counter-narcotics campaign aimed at the Venezuelan cartel “Cartel de los Soles.” The following Thursday, […]
Photo Credit: Rayner Pena R (EFE) By: Nicholas Perez-Battistini, 2L Last month, Venezuela’s hopes for free and fair elections suffered a significant setback when the nation’s highest court upheld a prohibition against María Corina Machado, a steadfast critic of the government and the winner of the opposition’s primary. Venezuela’s electoral process is showing no signs of reform, where […]
Save the Date 34th Annual Lawyer of the Americas Banquet Hosted by the Inter-American Law Review Honoring the late John Pate, co-founder of De Sola Pate & Brown, a Venezuelan law and consulting firm.The award will be accepted by his son Thomas Pate, JD ’09 Thursday, March 31, 2016 Save to Calendar University of […]
