Wall Street Journal
April 24, 2018
The Editorial Board
The Court ruled in Jesner v. Arab Bank that foreign corporations cannot be sued under the 1789 Alien Tort Statute, which was originally intended to punish piracy and injuries to ambassadors …
Monthly Archives:: April 2018
Supreme Court Curbs Human-Rights Cases Against Corporations
Wall Street Journal
April 24, 2018
Jess Bravin
The Supreme Court limited foreign victims of terrorism, torture and other international crimes in their use of U.S. courts to sue corporations they say helped perpetrate abuses, ruling that a centuries-old statute …
Jesner v. Arab Bank: Court Tightens Lid on Alien Tort Statute
Cato at Liberty
April 24, 2018
Walter Olson
This morning in Jesner v. Arab Bank, the Supreme Court split 5-4 along conventional ideological lines to confirm that it is up to Congress, not the judiciary, to decide whether and when …