The Supreme Court made a big decision on Friday about terrorism lawsuits. All nine judges agreed that American victims can sue two Palestinian groups in US courts. The court said a 2019 federal law does not break any constitutional rules.
The law lets terror victims take the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority to court. A lower court had said this wasn't fair to these groups. But the Supreme Court disagrewhile the lower judges got it wrong.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the main decision. He said the government can make special court rules to help Americans hurt by terror attacks. The cases involve attacks from the early 2000s, not recent fighting between Israel and Hamas.
The PLO started in 1964 and speaks for Palestinian people. The PA began in 1994 and runs parts of the West Bank. Both groups fought against letting Americans sue them in US courts.
Two main cases sparked this Supreme Court review. One involves a family whose son died in a 2018 stabbing attack. Another case includes 11 American families who won $650 million after suing Palestinian leaders. These families blamed the groups for several attacks that killed or hurt Americans in Israel. The court decision means these lawsuits can continue moving forward.
The law lets terror victims take the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority to court. A lower court had said this wasn't fair to these groups. But the Supreme Court disagrewhile the lower judges got it wrong.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the main decision. He said the government can make special court rules to help Americans hurt by terror attacks. The cases involve attacks from the early 2000s, not recent fighting between Israel and Hamas.
The PLO started in 1964 and speaks for Palestinian people. The PA began in 1994 and runs parts of the West Bank. Both groups fought against letting Americans sue them in US courts.
Two main cases sparked this Supreme Court review. One involves a family whose son died in a 2018 stabbing attack. Another case includes 11 American families who won $650 million after suing Palestinian leaders. These families blamed the groups for several attacks that killed or hurt Americans in Israel. The court decision means these lawsuits can continue moving forward.
