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Supreme Court unanimously sides with Hungary in Holocaust survivors’ lawsuit
- The Supreme Court ruled that Holocaust survivors cannot sue Hungary in U.S. courts for property taken during World War II, citing the commingling of funds as a key issue in the case.
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor stated that a legal theory based on commingling of funds does not meet the law's requirements for lawsuits against foreign governments.
- The court highlighted the concern that permitting such claims could result in reciprocal lawsuits against the U.S. government abroad.
- The 1939 Society criticized the ruling, emphasizing that American courts are the only viable means for Holocaust survivors to seek justice.
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Survivors and their descendants have been demanding compensation for family property confiscated during World War II since 2010.
Justices rule out “commingled funds” theory in Hungarian Holocaust survivors’ compensation suit - SCOTUSblog
ShareA unanimous Supreme Court on Friday threw out a ruling by a federal appeals court that allowed a lawsuit brought by survivors of the Hungarian Holocaust to go forward. The survivors contended that their claims fell within an exception to the general presumption that foreign governments cannot be sued in U.S. courts because Hungary and its national railway confiscated their property, sold it, and mixed it with their other funds to do busines…
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