Misunderstood: The FIFA scandal and theextraterritorial reach of US law

Last month the U.S. Department of Justice indicted 14 FIFA officials as part of an FBI investigation into alleged collusion with football bodies in South and Central America. Many are concerned about the extraterritorial reach of the U.S. in these indictments, but Stuart H. Deming argues that the manner in which the U.S. applies territorial jurisdiction is not unique.