Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation

Decided April 21, 2022. Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 20-1566 · 596 U.S. 107 · Cited 54 times

In a suit raising non-federal claims against a foreign state or instrumentality under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, a court should determine the substantive law by using the same choice-of-law rule applicable in a similar suit against a private party.

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