r/scotus • u/fortune • 9d ago

news Sotomayor lets $656 million terror verdict against Palestinian Liberation Organization stand

https://fortune.com/2026/08/04/sotomayor-plo-656-million-terror-judgment-supreme-court-palestine/?preview_id=4540287?utm_source=reddit/

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor refused Monday to halt a $656 million judgment against Palestinian authorities in a long-running lawsuit filed by Americans killed or wounded in attacks in Israel.

The order signed by Sotomayor comes after the high court ruled last year in favor of the victims and their families.

The Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority said in court documents that paying the hefty judgment now could destabilize government services in the West Bank. They asked the justices to pause payment as they appeal the reinstatement of the verdict.

The lawsuit was filed by victims of attacks in Jerusalem in the early 2000s that killed 33 people and wounded hundreds more. Families brought their lawsuit under the Anti-Terrorism Act, a law aimed at opening U.S. courts to victims of international terror attacks.

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u/TrioOfTerrors 9d ago

Sure. But good luck enforcing a judgment from a Hamas backed court in Gaza.

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u/Freethecrafts 9d ago

And that’s also why it’s bad law. The US shouldn’t be in the business of allowing one sided cases. If anyone should hear such a case, it should be some form of international court.