Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States
Decided April 19, 2023. Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 21-1450 · 598 U.S. 264 (2023) · Cited 49 times
Holding
The District Court has jurisdiction of this criminal prosecution under 18 U. S. C. §3231, and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act’s comprehensive scheme governing claims of immunity in civil actions against foreign states and their instrumentalities does not cover criminal cases.
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How the Justices voted
Majority · 7
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan
- Brett M. Kavanaugh · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
Concurring in part, dissenting in part · 2
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Neil M. Gorsuch · filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
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.
- Samantar v. Yousuf · 560 U.S. 305 (2010)
- Verlinden B. v. v. Central Bank of Nigeria · 461 U.S. 480 (1983)
- Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp. · 488 U.S. 428 (1989)
- Republic of Austria v. Altmann · 541 U.S. 677 (2004)
- Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
- Whitman v. American Trucking Assns., Inc. · 531 U.S. 457 (2001)
- Davis v. Michigan Department of the Treasury · 489 U.S. 803 (1989)
- Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain · 542 U.S. 692 (2004)
- Dole Food Co. v. Patrickson · 538 U.S. 468 (2003)
- Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District v. United States Ex Rel. Wilson · 559 U.S. 280 (2010)
- Illinois v. Lidster · 540 U.S. 419 (2004)
- Ex Parte Republic of Peru · 318 U.S. 578 (1943)
- American Ins. Assn. v. Garamendi · 539 U.S. 396 (2003)
- Republic of Mexico v. Hoffman · 324 U.S. 30 (1945)
- Bittner v. United States · 598 U.S. 85 (2023)
Official text
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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2023). 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).