The Supreme Court announced Monday it will review a long-standing lawsuit from families of Holocaust victims seeking compensation from Hungary over property confiscated from them during World War II. The nine justices will hear arguments this fall over a case that concerns whether federal courts in the United States are the proper forum for the lawsuit. Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, sovereign nations such as Hungary maintain certain levels of immunity from lawsuits but are exempted from FSIA’s protections if property was “taken in violation of international law.” Activists wait as the Supreme Court announces its decisions on Capitol...
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