Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2017

Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC

Decided April 24, 2018. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 16-499 · 584 U.S. 241 · Cited 70 times

Holding

The Second Circuit’s judgment—that foreign corporations may not be defendants in suits brought under the Alien Tort Statute—is affirmed.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

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