US Supreme Court won't halt $655 million judgment against Palestinians over attacks
The plaintiffs say enforcing the award would drain Palestinian tax revenues and disrupt West Bank services as the appeal continues.
- On Monday, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor refused to halt a $656 million judgment against the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority in a long-running lawsuit filed by Americans killed or wounded in attacks in Israel.
- Families brought the lawsuit under the Anti-Terrorism Act, seeking damages for attacks in Jerusalem during the early 2000s that killed 33 people and wounded hundreds more.
- The Manhattan-based 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the verdict following the Supreme Court's 9-0 decision last year to uphold the 2019 Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act.
- Palestinian authorities argued the judgment is a "nullity" and warned that enforcing the $656 million payout would destabilize essential services in the West Bank, where operations "are hanging by a thread."
- Plaintiffs intend to seek payment from indirect Palestinian tax revenue collected by Israel, while attorneys for the families said the decision allows "justice to be done" after a long legal process.
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Supreme Court Rejects Palestinian Authority Bid To Halt $655.5 Million Terror Judgment
The decision allows American victims and their families to continue pursuing compensation after more than two decades of litigation. by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday rejected an emergency request from the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization to halt enforcement of a $655.5 million terrorism judgment while they pursue an appeal. The cas…
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined on Monday to halt $655.5 million in damages that Palestinian authorities were ordered to pay plaintiffs in a U.S. civil lawsuit concerning attacks that killed and injured Americans in Israel from 2002 to 2004.
Supreme Court won't halt $656 million judgment against the PLO and Palestinian Authority
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor refused Monday to halt a $656 million judgment against Palestinian authorities in a long-running lawsuit filed by Americans killed or wounded in attacks in Israel.
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Supreme Court won’t halt $656M judgment against the PLO and Palestinian Authority
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor refused Monday to halt a $656 million judgment against Palestinian authorities in a long-running lawsuit…
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Supreme Court won't halt $656M judgment against the PLO and Palestinian Authority
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to halt a $656 million judgment against Palestinian authorities in a lawsuit filed by Americans killed or wounded in attacks in Israel.
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