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Supreme Court refuses to halt $656M judgment against PLO
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined to halt a $656 million judgment against Palestinian authorities in a lawsuit filed by Americans harmed in attacks in Israel.
- The lawsuit, brought under the Anti-Terrorism Act, relates to attacks in Jerusalem in the early 2000s that killed 33 people and injured hundreds.
- The Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority argued that paying the judgment now could destabilize West Bank government services and requested a payment pause during appeals.
- The case has seen a complex legal history, including overturned verdicts and Congressional revisions to the law, with the Supreme Court reviving the cases in 2025.
- The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the verdict in March, with plaintiffs expressing relief and hope for justice after the prolonged legal battle.
