The Supreme Court sided with victims of al Qaeda’s 1998 attacks on U.S. embassies in Africa, ruling that they were eligible for punitive damages from Sudan, which was found to have assisted the terror organization
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court sided Monday with victims of al Qaeda’s 1998 attacks on U.S. embassies in Africa, ruling unanimously that they were eligible for punitive damages from Sudan, which was found to have assisted the terror organization.
Foreign governments generally are immune from lawsuits in U.S. courts, through centuries’ old diplomatic customs that also protect the American government from being sued in other countries. But Congress has created exceptions, including liability for terrorist acts by nations the State...
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