US Supreme Court won't halt $655 million judgment against Palestinians over attacks
By Andrew Chung August 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined on Monday to halt $655.5 million in damages that Palestinian authorities were ordered to pay plaintiffs in a U.S. civil lawsuit concerning attacks that killed and injured Americans in Israel from 2002 to 2004.
US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has declined to halt a $655.5 million judgment against Palestinian authorities. The judgment was ordered in a US civil lawsuit concerning attacks that killed and injured Americans in Israel from 2002 to 2004.
The lawsuit was filed by victims of attacks in Jerusalem that killed 33 people and wounded hundreds more. The Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority had asked the justices to pause payment as they appeal the reinstatement of the verdict, citing concerns that paying the judgment could destabilize government services in the West Bank.
The Supreme Court had previously ruled in favor of the victims and their families, reviving two cases in 2025. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the verdict in March, according to the Associated Press.
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