US Supreme Court weighs law on suing Palestinian authorities over attacks
- The US Supreme Court reviewed a 2019 law allowing lawsuits against Palestinian authorities by Americans harmed in attacks abroad, relating to past violence in Israel and the West Bank.
- The Supreme Court evaluated a 2019 law enabling lawsuits against Palestinian authorities for attacks against Americans, as plaintiffs seek damages for historical violence in Israel and the West Bank.
- Mitchell Berger argued for the Palestinian authorities, emphasizing that US courts must respect jurisdictional limits, comparing the issue to piracy.
- Mitchell Berger, representing Palestinian authorities, highlighted the importance of jurisdictional limits in US courts, using piracy as a legal analogy.
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Supreme Court weighs if Americans can sue Palestinian groups for terrorism
The Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with whether Americans can sue the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority for damages when they or family members are injured in a terrorist attack.
US Supreme Court weighs law on suing Palestinian authorities over attacks
The U.S. Supreme Court examined on Tuesday the legality of a 2019 statute passed by Congress to facilitate lawsuits against Palestinian authorities by Americans killed or injured in attacks abroad as plaintiffs pursue monetary damages for violence years ago in Israel and the West Bank.
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