Showing posts with label Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Supreme Court Will Review Question of Sovereign Immunity for Taking of Assets in Holocaust

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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday granted review in Republic of Hungary v. Simon,  (Docket No. 23-867, certiorari granted 6/24/2024) ( Order ...
Wednesday, August 09, 2023

FSIA Precludes Suit Against Hungary for Property Confiscated from Its Jewish Population In Holocaust

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In Simon v. Republic of Hungary ,  (DC Cir., Aug. 8, 2023), in a case on remand from the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Ci...
Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Abuse Victim's Claim Against The Vatican Dismissed Under FSIA

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In Robles v. Holy See (State of Vatican City) ,  (SD NY, Dec. 20, 2021), a New York federal district court dismissed a suit against the Vati...
Thursday, February 04, 2021

Supreme Court: FSIA Shields Germany From Suit Over Nazi Takings of German-Jewish Property

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Yesterday in Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp ,  (Sup. Ct., Feb. 3, 2021), the U.S Supreme Court held that the Foreign Sovereign Immun...
Monday, December 07, 2020

Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Suits Over Nazi Confiscation of Jewish-Owned Property

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The U.S. Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in two cases involving suits to recover the value of Jewish-owned property confiscated by ...
Saturday, November 14, 2020

Chabad Moves One Step Closer To Recovering Sanctions Against Russia In Attempt To Repatriate Library

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Agudas Chasidei Chabad of the United States v. Russian Federation , (D DC, Nov. 6, 2020), is the latest decision in a long-running attempt b...
Tuesday, February 06, 2018

Israeli Rabbinical Judges Immune In State Court At Suggestion of State Department

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In Ben-Hiam v. Edri ,  (NJ App., Feb. 5, 2018), a New Jersey appellate court held that a State Department "suggestion of immunity"...
Monday, February 01, 2016

D.C. Circuit Revives Holocaust Survivors' Expropriation Claims Against Hungary

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In Simon v. Republic of Hungary ,  (DC Cir., Jan. 29, 2015), the C.C. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed 14 Holocaust survivors to move ahead ...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

DC Court of Appeals Grants Default Judgment Against North Korea In Torture Death of Christian Missionary

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In Kim v. Democratic People's Republic of Korea ,  (DC Cir., Dec. 23, 2014), the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit awarded a default...