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JUN 30
Creed & Gowdy Prepares U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Support of Havana Docks Corporation

On March 14, 2025, Bryan Gowdy and Dimitri Peteves prepared an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court for a bipartisan group of congresspersons: Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart, Sen. Rick Scott, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rep. María Elvira Salazar, and Rep. Carlos Antonio Giménez. The amicus brief supports the certiorari petition of Havana Docks Corporation to review a decision of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Havana Docks sued several cruise lines under the Helms-Burton Act-also known as the LIBERTAD Act-for trafficking in property confiscated by Cuba. The amicus brief explains that the private cause of action under the LIBERTAD Act is a central pillar of our nation's foreign policy on Cuba. A Law360 article on the case can be found here (subscription required). On June 30, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court has invited the U.S. Solicitor General to file a brief expressing the views of the United States.