The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether US citizens injured or killed in terror attacks abroad can sue the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority in the United States.
The justices on Friday said they would review a ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit finding that the latest attempt by Congress to bring the PLO and Palestinian Authority within the reach of US courts for attacks abroad was unconstitutional.
The Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019 says that those organizations are deemed to have consented to jurisdiction in US ...
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