CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp.

Decided June 5, 2025. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 23-1201 · 605 U.S. 223 (2025) · Cited 9 times

Holding

To exercise personal jurisdiction over a foreign state, the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act does not require proof of “minimum contacts” over and above the contacts already required by the Act’s enumerated exceptions to foreign sovereign immunity.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Verlinden B. v. v. Central Bank of Nigeria · 461 U.S. 480 (1983)
• International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310 (1945)
• Republic of Austria v. Altmann · 541 U.S. 677 (2004)
• Samantar v. Yousuf · 560 U.S. 305 (2010)
• Walden v. Fiore · 571 U.S. 277 (2014)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp. · 488 U.S. 428 (1989)
• Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis · 584 U.S. 497 (2018)
• Republic of Argentina v. Weltover, Inc. · 504 U.S. 607 (1992)
• Jama v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · 543 U.S. 335 (2005)
• United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative · 532 U.S. 483 (2001)
• Ex Parte Republic of Peru · 318 U.S. 578 (1943)
• Smith v. Spizzirri · 601 U.S. 472 (2024)
• F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. v. Empagran S. A. · 542 U.S. 155 (2004)
• Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne Int'l Drilling Co. · 581 U.S. 170 (2017)
• Republic of Sudan v. Harrison · 587 U.S. 1 (2019)
• Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States · 598 U.S. 264 (2023)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2025). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).