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. Justice Sonia Sotomayor signed the order following a previous ruling in favor of the victims and their families.
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Supreme Court won’t halt $656M judgment against the PLO and Palestinian Authority
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Sonia Sotomayor Deals Legal Blow to Palestinians' Supreme Court Request
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. Justice Sonia Sotomayor signed the order following a previous ruling in favor of the victims and their families.
Amid an ongoing conflict at home, Palestinian officials are fighting a legal battle in the U.S. after the Supreme Court revived a decade-old case from families of terror attack victims.
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.
By Andrew Chung August 3 (Reuters) - 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.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor declines to freeze damages, as sought by cash-strapped PA; civil suit was brought on behalf of Americans killed in Second Intifada in Jerusalem
The Palestinian Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority lost again at the Supreme Court, this time in their effort to stop a settlement to pay American victims of attacks. Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday signed an order rejecting an emergency application from the Palestinian authorit…
Victims of Palestinian terrorism have won an important victory thanks to Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The post Supreme Court Upholds $656 Million Judgement for Victims of Palestinian Terrorism first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .
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