No. 20-1547
Broidy Capital Management, LLC, et al. v. State of Qatar
Response Waived
Tags: civil-rights civil-rights-violations criminal-law criminal-violations discretionary-act-exclusion foreign-sovereign-immunities foreign-sovereign-immunities-act international-law jurisdiction
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Latest Conference:
2021-05-27
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's discretionary act exclusion bars the exercise of jurisdiction over claims by a U.S. citizen against a foreign sovereign for acts constituting serious criminal and civil rights violations that if committed by the United States would be actionable under U.S. law?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's discretionary act exclusion bars the exercise of jurisdiction over claims by a U.S. citizen against a foreign sovereign for acts constituting serious criminal and civil-rights violations
Docket Entries
2021-06-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
2021-05-07
Waiver of right of respondent State of Qatar to respond filed.
2021-05-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 7, 2021)
Attorneys
Broidy Capital Management, et al.
George J. Terwilliger III — McGuireWoods LLP, Petitioner
State of Qatar
David Meir Zionts — Covington & Burlington LLP, Respondent