US Supreme Court Weighs Law on Suing Palestinian Authorities Over Terror Attacks

The US Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, US, June 14, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

The US Supreme Court examined on Tuesday the legality of a 2019 statute passed by Congress to facilitate lawsuits against Palestinian authorities by Americans killed or injured in terrorist attacks abroad as plaintiffs pursue monetary damages for violence years ago in Israel and the West Bank.

The nine justices heard arguments in appeals by the US government and a group of American...