US Supreme Court to Rule on Whether The Palestinian Authority Can be Sued in US
The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to resolve a long-standing legal battle over whether Palestinian authorities can be sued in US courts by Americans killed or injured in terrorist attacks in the Middle East, The Associated Press reported.
The case centers on lawsuits brought by victims and their families against the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA). Despite repeated efforts by Congress to allow these cases to proceed, the federal appeals court in New York has consistently ruled in favor of the Palestinian groups.
Most recently, the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a 2019 law designed specifically to allow such lawsuits, declaring it unconstitutional. The court argued that the law denied the PLO and PA a fair legal process.
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